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Sandro Floris

Sandro Floris is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres who won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, ten of these with national relays team.

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Sandro Floris
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1965-06-12) 12 June 1965
Cagliari, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m : 10.36 (1994)
  • 200 m: 20.68 (1996)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
European Championships 0 0 2
Mediterranean Games 3 0 1
European Cup 1 1 1
World Military Games 1 0 0
Total 5 1 5
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split 4×100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Helsinki 4×100 m

Sandro Floris (born 12 June 1965) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres who won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, ten of these with national relays team.1

At the senior individual level, he was European indoor champion in Glasgow 1990.

Biography

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Rome.2 His personal best for the 100 metres time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Nuoro.3

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1987 Mediterranean Games Syria Latakia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.67
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.54 4
1989 World Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 4th 200 m 21.31 a4
European Indoor Championships Netherlands The Hague 5th 200 m 21.41 b5
1990 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 1st 200 m 21.01 4
European Championships Croatia Split 8th 200 m 20.84 4
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.39 4
1991 Mediterranean Games Greece Athens 3rd 200 m 20.96
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.12
World Championships Japan Tokyo 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.52 4
1994 European Championships Finland Helsinki 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.99 4
1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.07 c
1997 Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.61 CR

National titles

Floris won three national championships at individual senior level.67

See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. He ran a better crono (21.21) in semifinal.
  2. He ran a better crono (21.07) in semifinal.
  3. Team ran a better crono (38.41) in semifinal.
References

References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for the year 2000)
  3. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  4. "SANDRO FLORIS ATHLETE PROFILE - HOUNORS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "1989 European Indoor Championships, men's 200 m final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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