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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.65 (Ancona, 2024) 100m: 10.12 (La Spezia, 2024) 200m: 21.23 (Siracusa, 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matteo Melluzzo (born 29 July 2002) is an Italian sprinter. He won a gold medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay. [1]
He was a bronze medalist in the 100 metres at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, running 10.31 seconds. [2] At the same event he was a bronze medalist in the men's 4x100m relay. [3]
He ran as part of the Italian 4x100m relay team at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich. [4]
He was a gold medalist at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in the 4x100m relay. [5]
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On 20 June 2024, he won the Italian national 100 metres title with a personal best time of 10.12 seconds. [11]
From Syracuse, Sicily, he is a member of Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle. [12]
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