Diego Pettorossi

Diego Pettorossi

Pettorossi in 2022
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	(1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 28) Bologna, Italy [1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Libertas Unicusano Livorno [1]
Coached by	Leonardo Righi [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.36 (2022) 200 m: 20.54 (2022)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran 4×100 m relay 2022 Oran 200 m

Diego Aldo Pettorossi (born 13 January 1997) is an Italian sprinter. ^[2]

Biography

Born in Bologna to an Ivorian father, adopted by an Italian family from Marche, and to a Sardinian mother from Alghero. ^[3] He started playing basketball in Bologna, and took up athletics by joining Cus Bologna when he was 14. ^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran	2nd	200 m	20.65
			1st	4×100 m relay	38.95	SB

National titles

Pettorossi won a national championships at individual senior level. ^[4]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 200 m: 2022

See also

• Italian national track relay team

References

1. "Diego Aldo Pettorossi Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
2. "Diego Aldo Pettorossi Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. Maroni, Beatrice (5 May 2021). "«Innamorato dell'atletica e di Bologna»". InCronaca (in Italian). University of Bologna. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
4. "Pettorossi campione italiano. Bene Picchiottino nella marcia". iltelegrafolivorno.it (in Italian). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

• Diego Aldo Pettorossi at World Athletics
• Diego Aldo Pettorossi at European Athletics
• Diego Aldo Pettorossi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Diego Aldo Pettorossi at Olympics.com
• Diego Aldo Pettorossi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Diego Aldo Pettorossi at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
• Diego Aldo Pettorossi – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)