Libania Grenot

Libania Grenot
	Grenot, after her gold medal, at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Full name	Libania Grenot Martinez
National team	Cuba (2003-2007); Italy: 25 caps (2008-2019);
Citizenship	Italian (since 2008); Cuban;
Born	July 12, 1983 (age 40); Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprint
Retired	2019
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	200 m: 22.56 (2016); 400 m: 50.30 (2009); 4x400 m: 3:25.16 (2016);
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Italy
European Championships
Mediterranean Games
Representing Cuba

Last updated May 23, 2024

Libania Grenot Martinez (born 12 July 1983) is a Cuban-born Italian former^[3] athlete specialising in the 400 metres. Two times European champion (2014, 2016), she holds the Italian records in the 200 and 400 metres.^[4]

Biography

Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, Grenot started running at the age of 9. In 2003-05, she was a Cuban champion in the 400 metres. In 2006, she married an Italian man and relocated to Casal Palocco, a XXXIV zone of Rome.^[5]

Grenot acquired Italian citizenship in 2008, and that same year, she broke an Italian record in the 400 meters with a time of 51.05 s and then 50.83 seconds.^[5] The latter performance took place at the Beijing Olympics during the semi-final, but despite this effort she did not reach the final.^[6] In 2009, she won a gold medal in the distance at the XVI Mediterranean Games with a time of 50.30 s, a new Italian record.^[7]

In 2014, she won a gold medal in the 400 metres at the European Championships, becoming the first Italian woman to win an international track title since 1938.^[8] Grenot repeated this achievement two years later.

Statistics

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Cuba
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	400 m	54.43
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	9th (h)	4×400 m	3:28.68
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	4th	400 m	52.23
2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep.	5th	4×400 m	3:28.79
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	400 m	51.53
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	4×400 m	3:33.85
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	34th (h)	400 m	53.05
Representing Italy
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	10th (sf)	400 m	50.83 NR
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	400 m	50.30 NR
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th (sf)	400 m	50.85
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	12th (h)	4×400 m	3:31.05
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd ^[9]	400 m	50.43
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	4×400 m	3:25.71
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	9th (h)	4×400 m	3:26.48
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m	52.57
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (h)	4×400 m	3:31.64
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	400 m	51.18
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	11th (h)	4×400 m	3:29.01
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	200 m	23.20
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	8th (sf)	400 m	50.47
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	DQ	4×400 m	170.6 ^{[n 1]}
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	6th	4×400 m	3:27.44
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	400 m	51.10
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	7th	4×400 m	3:28.30
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	14th (sf)	400 m	51.14
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	400 m	50.73
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	4×400 m	3:27.49
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th	400 m	51.25
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	5th	4×400 m	3:27.05 ^{[n 2]}
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	DQ	4×100 m	R163.3(A) ^{[n 3]}
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	9th (h)	4×400 m	3:27.81
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	2nd	400 m	51.32
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	1st	4×400 m	3:28.08
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th (sf)	400 m	51.54
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	4×400 m	3:28.62

National titles

Grenot won seven national championships at individual senior level (six as Italian, three as Cuban).^[10]

Italian Athletics Championships
- 200 m: 2012 (1)
- 400 m: 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 (5)
Cuban Athletics Championships
- 400 m: 2003, 2004, 2005 (3)

Notes

↑ Finishing the race without the baton. 3:29.62 in the heats.
↑ Italian squad set the national record in the heats with a time of 3:25.16. It would have been 3rd result in the final
↑ Lane infringement

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References

↑ "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
1 2 "Libania Grenot - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
↑ Benatti, Andrea (25 April 2019). "Libania Grenot si è ritirata! Diventerà mamma..." Queen Atletica | AtleticaLive.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ "PRIMATI E MIGLIORI PRESTAZIONI ITALIANE" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
1 2 "La Grenot incanta: record italiano in 51.05". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
↑ "Libania GRENOT – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ "Pescara 2009, Atletica: Grenot oro e record Italiano 400 metri". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ Mills, Steven (26 August 2014). "European Championships: Women's events facts and stats". Athletics Weekly . Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ "A Grenot il bronzo europeo di Barcellona 2010". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
↑ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

External links

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Libania Grenot at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)

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Libania Grenot at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)

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[10] Finishing the race without the baton. 3:29.62 in the heats.

[11] Italian squad set the national record in the heats with a time of 3:25.16. It would have been 3rd result in the final

[12] Lane infringement

[ANNUARIO-1] "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[FIDAL_BIO-2] 1 2 "Libania Grenot - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[3] Benatti, Andrea (25 April 2019). "Libania Grenot si è ritirata! Diventerà mamma..." Queen Atletica | AtleticaLive.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[4] "PRIMATI E MIGLIORI PRESTAZIONI ITALIANE" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[:0-5] 1 2 "La Grenot incanta: record italiano in 51.05". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[6] "Libania GRENOT – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[7] "Pescara 2009, Atletica: Grenot oro e record Italiano 400 metri". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[8] Mills, Steven (26 August 2014). "European Championships: Women's events facts and stats". Athletics Weekly . Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[9] "A Grenot il bronzo europeo di Barcellona 2010". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[13] "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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