Irene Siragusa

Irene Siragusa
	Siragusa in 2018
Personal information
Born	23 June 1993 (age 31); Poggibonsi, Italy
Education	Foreigners University of Siena
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	CS Esercito (Army)
Coached by	Vanna Radi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 11.21 (2018); 200 m: 22.96 (2017);
Medal record
World Relays
Summer Universiade
European U23 Championships
European Junior Championships

Irene Siragusa (born 23 June 1993) is an Italian sprinter,^[2] who participated at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships.^[3] She won two individual medals at the 2017 Summer Universiade. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 4 × 100 m relay.^[4]

Biography

She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing and in 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London. Before turning to athletics, she practiced artistic roller skating.^[1] She won five times (four outdoor and one indoor) the national championships at individual senior level.^[5]

National records

4 × 100 m relay: 42.90 (Doha, Qatar, 4 October 2019), she ran final leg in the team with Johanelis Herrera, Gloria Hooper, Anna Bongiorni – current holder^[6]

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres: 11.21 (+1.1 m/s; Orvieto, 17 June 2018)
200 metres: 22.96 (–1.4 m/s; Taipei, 26 August 2017)

Indoor

60 metres: 7.32 (Ancona, 18 February 2018)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	9th (h)	200 m	24.01
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.52
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th (sf)	200 m	23.75
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	45.15
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	7th	100 m	11.78
			14th (sf)	200 m	24.08
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.86
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	20th (sf)	100 m	11.53
			20th (sf)	200 m	23.50
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.26
2015	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	6th	100 m	11.75
			16th (h)	200 m	24.06	(w)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.06
	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.22
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	22nd (h)	100 m	11.78
			22nd (h)	200 m	23.87
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.57
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	34th (h)	200 m	23.73
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	100 m	11.31	PB
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	1st	200 m	22.96	PB
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	200 m	23.11
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	23rd (sf)	100 m	11.60
			15th (sf)	200 m	23.30
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	43.42
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.29
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	4 × 100 m relay	42.98	^[7]
	Military World Games	Wuhan, China	6th	200 m	23.76	^[8]
	Military World Games	Wuhan, China	6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.95
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	21st (h)	60 m	7.37
	World Relays	Chorzów, Poland	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.79
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.84
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	4th	200 m	23.27
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.68
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	22nd (sf)	100 m	11.56
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	16th (sf)	200 m	23.46
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	23rd (sf)	60 m	7.39
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	15th (sf)	200 m	23.17
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.27
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	13th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.03

National titles

Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 metres: 2014, 2017
- 200 metres: 2014, 2018
Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 60 metres: 2020

References

^ ^a ^b FIDAL profile
^ "Irene Siragusa". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
^ "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF). fidal.it (in Italian). p. 42. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "Athletics - SIRAGUSA Irene". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale". fidal.it (in Italian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
^ The team ran her NR 42.90 in semi-final.
^ She ran her SB 23.69 in semi-final.

External links

Irene Siragusa at World Athletics
Irene Siragusa at Diamond League
Irene Siragusa at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
Irene Siragusa at Olympics.com
Irene Siragusa at Olympedia
Irene Siragusa at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
Irene Siragusa at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Irene Siragusa – CONI – Paris 2024 (in Italian)

[fidal-1] FIDAL profile

[2] "Irene Siragusa". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.

[3] "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF). fidal.it (in Italian). p. 42. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[4] "Athletics - SIRAGUSA Irene". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[5] "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[6] "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale". fidal.it (in Italian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.

[7] The team ran her NR 42.90 in semi-final.

[8] She ran her SB 23.69 in semi-final.

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