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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 12 May 2003 Milan, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
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Medal record | |
Luca Sito (born 12 May 2003) is an Italian sprinter. [1] He won silver medals as part of the Italian mixed 4x400m relay team and in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.
He was born and raised in Milan, although he has family from Naples. He was a keen football player before focusing on athletics. [2]
He was a gold medalist in the 4x400m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. [3]
In April 2024, he lowered his personal best for the 400 metres to 45.65 in Firenze. [4] He ran as part of the Italian 4x400m relay team at the World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024. [5] That month, he ran a 45.35 personal best for the 400 metres in Montreuil. [6]
Competing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, he was a silver medalist in the Mixed 4x400m relay. [7] He also reached the final of the Men's 400 metres with a time of 44.75 seconds. In the final he placed fifth overall. [8] [9]
He ran a personal best 20.75 seconds for the 200 metres in finishing third at the 2024 Italian Athletics Championships. [10]
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