Antonio Baldassare Infantino (born 23 March 1991) is an Italian sprinter who has won two national titles at the senior level. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m.[1]

Antonio Infantino
Infantino in 2017
Personal information
Full nameAntonio Baldassare Infantino
National teamItaly: 5 caps (2016-2021)
Born (1991-03-22) 22 March 1991 (age 33)
Welwyn Garden City, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportTrack
EventSprint
ClubAthletic Club 96 Alperia
Coached byThomas Sparks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.26 (2019)
  • 200 m: 20.41 (2019)

Career

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Born in England to Italian parents, Infantino trains at the Lee Valley Athletics Center in London, where he grew up sporting.[2] He participated in one edition of the European Athletics Championships in 2016, one of the World Athletics Championships in Doha 2019 and one World Athletics Relays Championships in 2021. In 2021 he made his first Olympic Games, qualifying for both the 200m and 4x100m relay.

In December 2021 he was provisionally for a doping violation.[3] This was upgraded to a full three year ban in April 2022.[4]

National titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics INFANTINO Antonio". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Antonio Infantino biography" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Antonio Infantino suspended for doping". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Il velocista azzurro Antonio Infantino squalificato per 3 anni: positività al doping". rainews.it (in Italian). 15 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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