Paolo Catalano
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1964-02-27) 27 February 1964
Tripoli, Libya
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.61 (1990)
  • 200 m: 20.99 (1989)
  • 200 m (i): 21.32 (1991)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1987 Latakia4x100 metres relay
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place1987 Prague4x100 metres relay

Paolo Catalano (born 27 February 1964 in Tripoli) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres, that won two medals with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Biography

He finished seventh in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1987 World Championships, with teammates Ezio Madonia, Domenico Gorla and Pierfrancesco Pavoni. He also competed at the World Indoor Championships in 1989 and 1991 without reaching the final.

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.99 seconds, achieved in February 1989 in Turin.[2] His personal best 100 metres time was 10.61 seconds, achieved in August 1990 in Sestriere.[3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1987 World Championships Italy Rome 7th 4 × 100 m relay 39.62 [4]

See also

References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  4. national relay team ran in a betrter time (39.52) in semi-finals.
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