Marco Vaccari
Marco Vaccari (born 17 July 1966 in Milan) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 17, 1966 Milan, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Vaccari won seven medals in international athletics competitions, six of these with national relays team.[1] His personal best time is 45.47 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Bologna.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), he earned 36 caps with the national team from 1989 to 1999.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.51 |
| Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.20 | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 5th | 400 m | 47.18 |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.18 | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 12th (sf) | 400m | 46.57 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.46 | |||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.52 |
| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 2nd | 400 m | 45.74 | |
| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.95 |
National titles
He has won six individual national championship titles.[4][5]
- 400 metres: 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999
- 200 metres indoor: 1996
- 400 metres indoor: 1997
References
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
External links
- Marco Vaccari at World Athletics
- Marco Vaccari at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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