Micol Cattaneo (born 13 May 1982) is an Italian athlete who competes mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. She represented Italy at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In the season 2018–2019 she also competed as bobsledder.[1]
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1982 Como, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Carabinieri | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Flavio Alberio | |||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editCattaneo was born in Como, Italy. In the 100 metres hurdles, she won a silver medal at the 2007 Military World Games and a bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she won gold medals at the 2007 Military World Games and the 2013 Mediterranean Games.[2]
Her personal best time of 12.98s was set on 22 June 2008 in Annecy, France. Later that year she competed at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she was eliminated in the heats, running 13.13s.
She is the daughter of the former Italian football player Giuseppe Cattaneo. She has 17 international appearances for the Italian national team from 2003 to 2012.[3]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Italy
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| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 25th (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.97 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 22nd (h) | 100m hurdles | 13.83 (wind: 1.2 m/s) |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.82 | |||
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships |  Madrid
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SF | 60 metres hurdles | 8.30 [4] |
| European Cup | Florence
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5th | 100 metres hurdles | 13.34 | |
| 2006 | European Championships |  Gothenburg
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SF | 100 metres hurdles | 13.38 [5] |
| 2007 | Military World Games |  Hyderabad
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2nd | 100 metres hurdles | 13.36 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.97 | |||
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia
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SF | 60 metres hurdles | 8.10 [6] |
| European Cup |  Annecy
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5th | 100 metres hurdles | 12.98 
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| Olympic Games |  Beijing
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Heat | 100 metres hurdles | 13.13 | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin
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SF | 60 metres hurdles | 8.21 [7] |
| Mediterranean Games | Pescara
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3rd | 100 metres hurdles | 13.39 | |
| 2012 | European Championships |  Helsinki
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8th | 100 metres hurdles | 13.16 [8] |
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games |  Mersin
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1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.66 |
National titles
editCattaneo has won 9 senior national championship titles.[9][10]
- 5 wins Italian 100 metres hurdles Champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017)
- 4 wins Italian Indoor 60 metres hurdles Champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vicenzino e Cattaneo decime nel bob a 2 di Coppa Europa. Andreutti e Chenet chiudono al tredicesimo posto" (in Italian). fisi.org. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ She ran her Personal Best (8.19), in preliminary round.
- ^ She ran her Personal Best (13.15), in preliminary round.
- ^ She ran her Personal Best (8.02), in preliminary round.
- ^ She ran in a better crono (8.18), in preliminary round.
- ^ She ran in a better crono (13.15), in preliminary round.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
External links
edit- Micol Cattaneo at World Athletics
- Micol Cattaneo at Diamond League
- Micol Cattaneo at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Micol Cattaneo at IBSF
- Micol Cattaneo at Olympics.com
