Rossella Tarolo

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Rossella Tarolo
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1964-12-28) December 28, 1964 (age 58)
Treviso, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club Snia Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.45 (1986)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Athens 4x100 m relay

Rossella Tarolo (born 28 December 1964) is a former Italian sprinter who represented Italy at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

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Biography

Tarolo was born in Treviso, Italy. She is a four time Italian National Champion and represented Italy 30 times in international competition from 1984 to 1993. [1] She participated at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain heats60 metersDNF
heats200 metres24.34
European Championships Stuttgart, Germany heats4 × 100 m relay44.90
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea heats100 metres11.86
semi-final4x100 metres relay43.97
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia semi-final200 metres23.56
5th4x100 metres relay43.71
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 4th200 m23.54
2nd4x100 metres relay43.67
World Championships Tokyo, Japan quarter-final100 metres11.75
7th4x100 metres relay 43.76

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References

  1. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rossella Tarolo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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