Simone Collio

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Simone Collio
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Simone Collio (left) with Emanuele Di Gregorio at Barcelona 2010
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1979-12-27) 27 December 1979 (age 43)
Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Retired2015
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.06 (2009)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
European Championships 010
European Team Championships 312
European Indoor Cup 010
Mediterranean Games 200
Total532
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Barcelona 4 x 100 m relay
European Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Florence 4 x 100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Leira 4 x 100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Bergen 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Florence 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Florence 100 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Annecy 4 x 100 m relay
European Indoor Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Leipzig 60 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara 4 x 100 m relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Mersin 4×100 m relay

Simone Collio (born 27 December 1979 in Cernusco sul Naviglio) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. [1] His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres (indoor) and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the third all-time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10.01 at altitude of Pietro Mennea and 9.99 of Filippo Tortu.

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Biography

Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fourth place in his 100 metres heat, thus securing qualification to the second round. He then achieved sixth place in his second round heat, thus failing to secure qualification to the semi-finals. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 3rd in his heat behind Richard Thompson and Martial Mbandjock in a time of 10.32 seconds. He qualified for the second round, in which he failed to qualify for the semi-finals as his time of 10.33 was the 7th time in his race, causing elimination. [1] Together with Fabio Cerutti, Emanuele di Gregorio and Jacques Riparelli he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat, they were disqualified and eliminated for the further competition. [1]

Personal life

He was engaged to the Bulgarian sprinter Ivet Lalova, whom he met in Sofia. They married in September 2013. [2] [3]

Personal bests

EventTime (seconds)VenueDate
50 metres 5.75 Liévin, France10 February 2009
60 metres 6.55 Valencia, Spain9 February 2008
100 metres 10.06 Rieti, Italy22 July 2009
200 metres 20.84 Sofia 11 June 2009

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th100m 10.48 w(wind: 2.2 m/s)
4 × 100 m relay DNF
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 19th (sf)60 m 6.71
World Championships Paris, France 13th (sf)4 × 100 m relay 38.93
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th60 m 6.60
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 29th (qf)100 m 10.29
11th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.79
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 5th60 m 6.66
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 29th (qf)100 m 10.60
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 19th (qf)100 m 10.31
10th (h)4 × 100 m relay 38.81
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 20th (sf)60 m 6.74
Olympic Games Beijing, China 30th (qf)100 m 10.33
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 17th (h)60 m 6.72
Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st4 × 100 m relay 38.82
World Championships Berlin, Germany 48th (h)100 m 10.49
6th4 × 100 m relay 38.54
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th100 m DNF
2nd4 × 100 m relay 38.17 (NR)
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 5th4 × 100 m relay 38.96
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 10th (sf)60 m 6.71
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 100 m DSQ
Olympic Games London. United Kingdom Heat 4×100 metres relay 38.58 Sport records icon SB.svg
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st4 × 100 m relay 39.06

National titles

He won 7 national championships at individual senior level. [5] [6]

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