Vito Petrella

Vito Petrella (born 12 April 1965 in Gloucester, Great Britain) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Vito Petrella
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1965-04-12) April 12, 1965
Gloucester, Great Britain
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 46.15 (1988)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
1987 Latakia4x400 metres relay
Universiade
1991 Sheffield4x400 metres relay
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Indoor Championships 0 0 1
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 0 1

Biography

He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, all with national relays team.[1] He has 20 caps in national team from 1986 to 1992.[2] In 1988, his magic year, Vito Petrella ran also in 46"37 indoor, he also obtained 10"8 on 100 metres and 21"39 on 200. His personal best time is 46"15 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in Sestriere. However, his best outdoor performance was probably one month before in Turin when, although running in the first lane, he ran in 46"17 winning the 400 metres at Italian Championship for Clubs. He was trained by Graziano Della Valle in Pavia together with Tiziano Gemelli (46"31) and Marco Michieli (47"04), who belonged to the same sport club.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1983 Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 1st 4x400 m relay 3:05.29
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, Germany 4th 4x400 m relay 3:01.37
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 400 m 47.73 [3]
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 6th 400 m 47.83 [4]
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 4x400 m relay 3:01.78
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:05.51
Summer Universiade Sheffield, Great Britain 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:07.54
1993 Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 3rd 4x400 m relay 3.05.11

National championships

He has won one time the individual national championship.[5]

See also

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. 1988 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  4. 1989 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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