Marco Vaccari

Marco Vaccari
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1973-04-02) April 2, 1973
Milan, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres
Club G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 45.47 (1992)

Marco Vaccari (born 17 July 1966 in Milan) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Vaccari won seven medals in international athletics competitions, six of these with national relays team.[1] His personal best time is 45.47 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Bologna.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), he earned 36 caps with the national team from 1989 to 1999.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:05.51
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st 4x400 m relay 3:03.20
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 5th 400 m 47.18
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6th 4x400 m relay 3:02.18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (sf) 400m 46.57
4th 4x400m relay 3:03.46
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 7th 4x400 m relay 3:01.52
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 400 m 45.74
1998 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th 4x400 m relay 3:03.95

National titles

He has won six individual national championship titles.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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