Yadisleidy Pedroso

Yadisleidy Pedroso

Yadisleidy Pedroso in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Yadisleidis Pedroso González
Nickname	Yadis
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1987-01-28) 28 January 1987 (age 38) Havana, Cuba
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
Club	CUS Pisa Atletica Cascina
Coached by	Massimo Matrone
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m hs: 54.54 (2013)
Medal record Representing   Cuba CAC Championships 2009 Havana 400 m hs Representing   Italy European Team Championships 2017 Lille 400 m hs 2015 Cheboksary 400 m hs Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona 400 m hs

Yadisleidy Pedroso (Havana, 28 January 1987) is an Italian hurdler. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 400 m hurdles. ^[1]

Biography

She has been an Italian citizen from 7 February 2013, but she was unable compete for the Italian national athletics team before 13 December 2013. ^[2] Pedroso formerly represented Cuba and became an Italian citizen through her marriage to her coach Massimo Matrone. ^[3]

National records

Italian records in athletics

• 400 metres hurdles: 54.54 ( Shanghai, 18 May 2013)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Cuba
2009	ALBA Games	Havana, Cuba	1st	400 m hurdles	58.23
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	400 m hurdles	57.73
Representing   Italy
2014	European Championships	Zurich, Switzerland	5th	400 m hurdles	55.90
2015	European Team Championships	Cheboksary, Russia	3rd	400 m hurdles	55.18
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	12th	400 m hurdles	55.78
2017	European Team Championships	Lille, France	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.39
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.95
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	1st	400 m hurdles	55.40
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	400 m hurdles	55.80
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.40
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	16th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.80

National titles

He won five national championships.

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 400 metres hurdles: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

See also

• Italian records in athletics
• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles
• List of eligibility transfers in athletics

References

1. "Athletics - PEDROSO Yadisleidis". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
2. "Pedroso 400hs da record 54.54" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Sampaolo, Diego (29 July 2013). "Caravelli's double highlights". International Association of Athletics Federations . Retrieved 13 August 2014.

External links

• Yadisleidy Pedroso at World Athletics
• Yadisleidy Pedroso at Diamond League
• Yadisleidy Pedroso at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Yadisleidy Pedroso at Olympics.com
• Yadisleidy Pedroso at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Yadisleidy Pedroso at Olympedia