Manuela Grillo

Manuela Grillo (Pavia, 9 May 1977) is a former Italian sprinter.

Manuela Grillo
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1977-05-09) May 9, 1977
Pavia, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubG.S. Forestale
Coached byAndrea Nuti
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.50 (1997)
  • 200 m: 23.78 (2000)
  • 400 m: 54.88 (2007)
  • 60 m indoor: 7.41 (2001)
  • 200 m indoor: 24.06 (2001)

She won three medals, to senior level, with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Biography

Manuela Grillo also participated, at individual level, at one edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics (2001), she has 22 caps in national team from 1995 to 2007.[2]

In 2011, after her athlete career, she is dedicated to Cycling, touching, but not reaching, the qualification to the 2012 Summer Olympic.[3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 34th (h) 200m 24.80 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
5th 4×100m relay 45.27
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 14th (h) 200m 24.70 (wind: 1.9 m/s)
3rd 4x100 m relay 44.73
1999 European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 16th (h) 100m 11.89 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal Heat 60 metres 7.59

National titles

Manuela Grillo has won two times the individual national championship.[4]

See also

References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. "Grillo, sogno olimpico con il ciclismo "Obiettivo Londra"" (in Italian). laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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