Alessandro Sibilio

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Alessandro Sibilio
Alessandro Sibilio spiritated.jpg
Sibilio at Budapest 2023.
Personal information
National team Italy: 2 caps [1]
Born (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)
Naples, Italy
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres
400 m hs
Club
Coached byGianpaolo Ciappa
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 45.08 (2022)
  • 400 m hs: 47.50 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Rome 400 m hurdles
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 400 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Chorzów 400 m hurdles
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 400 m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Tallinn 4x400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tampere 4x400 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Grosseto 400 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Grosseto 4x400 m relay
European 18 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tbilisi 400 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Tbilisi Medley relay
Sibilio (first from right) in the semifinal of the 400 m hs at Tokyo 2020. Semifinal dos 400m.jpg
Sibilio (first from right) in the semifinal of the 400 m hs at Tokyo 2020.

Alessandro Sibilio (born 27 April 1999) is an Italian sprinter and hurdler, who competes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres. He won a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships. [2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 400 m hurdles.

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Personal bests

Progression

  Personal best
400 m hs
Year (age)PerformanceVenueDate
2022 (23)45.08 Flag of Italy.svg Nocera Inferiore 18 JUN 2022
2021 (22)46.13 Flag of Italy.svg Rome 16 APR 2021
2020 (21)50.46 Flag of Italy.svg Grosseto 20 SEP 2020
2019 (20)50.72 Flag of Italy.svg Conegliano 21 JUN 2019
2018 (19)50.73 Flag of Finland.svg Tampere 13 JUL 2018
2017 (18)50.34 Flag of Italy.svg Grosseto 23 JUL 2017

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2017 European U20 Championships Flag of Italy.svg Grosseto 2nd400 metres hurdles50.34 PB
1st4x400 metres relay3:08.68 WJL
2018 World U20 Championships Flag of Finland.svg Tampere 8th 400 metres hurdles 52.38 [4]
1st 4x400 metres relay 3:04.05 WJL, AJR
2021 2020 Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 8th400 metres hurdles 48.77
2024 2024 European Championships Flag of Italy.svg Rome 2nd400 metres hurdles47.50NR

National titles

Sibilio won two national championships at individual senior level. [5] [6]

See also

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References

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  2. "Result - 4 X 400m RELAY MEN - FINAL". europeanchampionships.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Sibilio, che rientro: 45.08 nei 400". fidal.it (in Italian). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. He ran a better crono 50.74, his season best, in semi-finals
  5. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.