Davide Manenti (born 16 April 1989, in Turin) is an Italian sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 200 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He has competed with the Italian national relay team and was a gold medallist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships, the 2013 Mediterranean Games, the 2018 Mediterranean Games and the 2021 World Athletics Relays. He holds a personal best of 10.48 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.44 seconds for the 200 metres.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 16, 1989 Turin, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alessandro Nocera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20th (sf) | 200 m | 21.67 (-0.9 m/s) |
| 9th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.41 | |||
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 21.01 (+0.8 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.05 | |||
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th (sf) | 200 m | 21.07[3] |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.58 | |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 7th | 200 m | 20.86 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.06 | |||
| 2015 | European Team Championships | Cheboksary, Russia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.71 |
| Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 5th | 200 m | 20.82 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 200 m | 20.66 |
| 5th | 4x100 m relay | 38.69 | |||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 34th (h) | 200 m | 20.51 | |
| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 5th | 200 m | 20.96 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.49 | |||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 20.81 | |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.29[4] |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.11 | |
| 2021 | World Relays | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.21 |
Circuit wins
edit- Meetings
- 2015
- BAUHAUS-galan (Diamond League) -
Stockholm, 4×100 m: 39.15 
- BAUHAUS-galan (Diamond League) -
National titles
editManenti won five national championships at senior level.[5]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 200 m: 2015 (1)
- 4×100 m relay: 2010, 2012 (2)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 4×200 m relay: 2010, 2011 (2)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "London 2012 profile". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ "Davide Manenti Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ^ 20.84 in the first round
- ^ Did not finish in the final
- ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
edit- Davide Manenti at World Athletics
- Davide Manenti at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Davide Manenti at Olympics.com
- Davide Manenti at Olympedia
- Davide Manenti at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
