Diego Marani (athlete)

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Diego Marani
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Marani in 2014
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 33)
Asola, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by Giovanni Grazioli
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 200 m : 20.36 (2014)
Medal record
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Novi Sad 100 m

Diego Marani (born 27 April 1990 in Asola) is an Italian sprinter.

Contents

His best result at the international level was the 7th place, in the 200 metres final, at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki. [1]

Biography

On 17 June 2012, in Misano Adriatico, he gets the pass, with his personal best of 20.77, for 2012 European Athletics Championships.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventtimeNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2008 World Junior Championships Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz 9th (sf)200m 21.23 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 40.41
2009 European Junior Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd200 metres21.03
2011 European U23 Championships Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava 18th (h)200m 21.53 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
2012 European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki, Finland 7th 200 metres 21.26 [2]
2013 Mediterranean Games Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin 4th 200 metres 20.78

National titles

He has won two times the individual national championship.

Progression

200 metres
YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Rank
201420.36 Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg Zürich 14/08/201439th
201320.77 Flag of Italy.svg Milan 28/07/2013
201220.77 Flag of Italy.svg M isano Adriatico17/06/2012
201020.91 Flag of Italy.svg Rome 110/06/2010
200920.98 Flag of Italy.svg Rieti 114/06/2009
200821.18 Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz 110/07/2008

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References

  1. "Diego Marani - Biography". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. He had run a best time, 20.83 in the semifinals.