Stefano Anceschi

Stefano Anceschi

Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	(1984-06-18) 18 June 1984 Scandiano, Italy
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Atletica Riccardi G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.37 (2006) 200 m: 20.86 (2006)
Medal record Summer Universiade 2005 İzmir 4x100 metres relay European U23 Championships 2005 Erfurt 4x100 metres relay

Stefano Anceschi (born 18 June 1984) is an Italian former sprinter.

Anceschi was born in Scandiano. His best results at international level came with the Italian national relay team. He won six Italian youth championships before being recruited by Fiamme Gialle in 2003, having previously competed for the Reggio Event's track and field club. Early in his career he trained alongside Andrea Giaconi and Silvia Cucchi; from 2004 he became a training partner and clubmate of Giaconi. In early 2005 he was sidelined by an injury to his right scaphoid bone. After deciding against surgery, he managed to keep the pain under control and went on to make notable progress, particularly over 200 metres. That same year he won bronze at the European U23 Championships in Erfurt and, at the Universiade in İzmir, finished 5th in the 100 m and won gold in the 4 × 100 m relay.

In 2006 he won the Italian national title in the 200 metres in Turin, with a time of 20.86. He earned a place in the Italian national 4 × 100 m relay squad, showing good form as second leg. He competed at the European Championships in Gothenburg in both the 200 m and the 4×100 metres relay. In the 200 m he reached the quarterfinals, where he was disqualified for a lane infringement; in the relay, the Italian team reached the final, but a faulty baton change with Luca Verdecchia cost them a likely medal, and they finished 6th in 39.42. From 2008 he underwent four surgeries on his Achilles tendon, which affected his career for several years afterward.

He returned to competition in 2014 after his surgeries, making his comeback at a meeting in Geneva on 14 June. He finished the season with a time of 10.74 in the 100 m. He chose not to compete over 200 metres that year, postponing his return to that event. From April 2014 he was registered with the Atletica Riccardi club.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	10th (h)	100m	10.62 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.41 a
	Universiade	İzmir, Turkey	5th	100m	10.57 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 metres relay	39.25
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	28th (h)1	200 metres	21.04
			6th	4 × 100 metres relay	39.42

¹: Disqualified in the quarterfinal.

Season	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
2015	10.73	Osimo	5 July 2015	-
2014	10.74	Chiasso Modena	24 August 2014 10 September 2014	-
2013	N.T.			-
2012	N.T.			-
2011	10.84	Mondovì	12 June 2011	-
2010	N.T.			-
2009	10.56	Pergine Valsugana	25 July 2009	-
2008	10.52	Bellinzona	21 June 2008	-
2007	10.41	Abuja	5 May 2007	-
2006	10.37	Bellinzona	26 August 2006	-
2005	10.40	Pergine Valsugana	22 July 2005	-
2004	10.42	-	-	-
2003	10.49	Donnas	23 June 2003	-
2002	10.91	-	-	-
2001	10.92	Gorizia	5 June 2001	-
2000	11.62	-	-	-

Season	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
2015	21.74	Modena	21 June 2015	-
2012	N.T.			-
2011	N.T.			-
2010	N.T.			-
2009	N.T.			-
2008	21.14	Geneva	31 May 2008	-
2007	20.3	Abuja	5 May 2007	46th
2006	20.86	Turin	6 June 2006	Italian Champion
2005	21.22	Brixen	26 June 2005	-
2004	21.33	-	-	-
2003	21.32	Grosseto	23 June 2003	-
2002	22.01	Milan	30 June 2002	-
2001	21.63	Fano	23 September 2001	-

Stefano Anceschi has won one national championship.¹

• 1 win in 200 metres (2006)