Marco Lorenzi

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Marco Lorenzi
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Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1993-06-20) June 20, 1993 (age 28)
Trento, Italy
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 metres
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached byWalter Groff
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 200 m: 21.42 (2012)
  • 400 m: 46.39 outdoor (2011)
  • 400 m: 47.17 indoor (2017)

Marco Lorenzi (20 June 1993) is an Italian sprinter (400 m).

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Biography

Born in Trento, he has junior national record of the 400 metres with the time of 46.39. [1] After a few seasons, he returned to a decent international level in 2017 in the indoor season, winning his first senior national title and establishing his Personal Best, which also appeared in the top 60 positions of the 400-meter annual Top List .

Personal bests


Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
2010 European Youth Olympic Trials Flag of Russia.svg Moscow 2nd400 m47.05 Sport records icon PB.svg [2]
Summer Youth Olympics Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2nd Medley relay 1:52.11 [3]
2011 European U20 Championships Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn 4th400 m46.42 [4]
1st4x400 m relay3.06.46 Sport records icon NR.svg (junior)
2013 European U23 Championships Flag of Finland.svg Tampere 10th 400 m 46.98
3rd 4x400 m relay 3.05.10
2017 European Indoor Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 20th 400 m 48.10

National titles

See also

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References

  1. "LA SQUADRA ITALIANA – CAMPIONATI EUROPEI JUNIORES 2011 - Marco Lorenzi" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. "European Youth Olympic Trials - Results 400 m final" (PDF). eyot.rusathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. The 300 metres run in the Europe team.
  4. "21st European Athletics Junior Championships - All results". tilastopaja.org. Retrieved 21 June 2012.