Micol Cattaneo

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Micol Cattaneo
Micol Cattaneo.jpg
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 41)
Como, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event 100 metres hurdles
Club C.S. Carabinieri
Coached byFlavio Alberio
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m hs: 12.98 (2008)
  • 60 m hs: 8.02 (2008)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Mediterranean Games 101
Military World Games 110

Micol Cattaneo (born 13 May 1982) is an Italian athlete who competes mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. She represented Italy at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In the season 2018–2019 she also competed as bobsledder. [1]

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Biography

Cattaneo was born in Como, Italy. In the 100 metres hurdles, she won a silver medal at the 2007 Military World Games and a bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she won gold medals at the 2007 Military World Games and the 2013 Mediterranean Games. [2]

Her personal best time of 12.98s was set on 22 June 2008 in Annecy, France. Later that year she competed at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she was eliminated in the heats, running 13.13s.

She is the daughter of the former Italian football player Giuseppe Cattaneo. She has 17 international appearances for the Italian national team from 2003 to 2012. [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 25th (h)100m hurdles 13.97 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland22nd (h)100m hurdles 13.83 (wind: 1.2 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m relay 44.82
2005 European Indoor Championships Flag of Spain.svg Madrid SF 60 metres hurdles 8.30 [4]
European Cup Flag of Italy.svg Florence 5th100 metres hurdles13.34
2006 European Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg SF 100 metres hurdles 13.38 [5]
2007 Military World Games Flag of India.svg Hyderabad 2nd 100 metres hurdles 13.36
1st 4 × 100 metres relay 44.97
2008 World Indoor Championships Flag of Spain.svg Valencia SF 60 metres hurdles 8.10 [6]
European Cup Flag of France.svg Annecy 5th100 metres hurdles12.98 Sport records icon PB.svg
Olympic Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Heat 100 metres hurdles 13.13
2009 European Indoor Championships Flag of Italy.svg Turin SF 60 metres hurdles 8.21 [7]
Mediterranean Games Flag of Italy.svg Pescara 3rd 100 metres hurdles 13.39
2012 European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki 8th 100 metres hurdles 13.16 [8]
2013 Mediterranean Games Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin 1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.66

National titles

Cattaneo has won 9 senior national championship titles. [9] [10]

See also

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References

  1. "Vicenzino e Cattaneo decime nel bob a 2 di Coppa Europa. Andreutti e Chenet chiudono al tredicesimo posto" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. She ran her Personal Best (8.19), in preliminary round.
  5. She ran her Personal Best (13.15), in preliminary round.
  6. She ran her Personal Best (8.02), in preliminary round.
  7. She ran in a better crono (8.18), in preliminary round.
  8. She ran in a better crono (13.15), in preliminary round.
  9. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  10. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.