Anita Pistone
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Full name | Anita Sebastiana Pistone | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Catania, Italy | 29 October 1976|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Anita Pistone (born 29 October 1976) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.[1]
Biography
[edit]Pistone represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Muna Lee in a time of 11.43. She qualified for the second round in which she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.56 was the sixth time of her race.[1] Together with Vincenza Calì, Giulia Arcioni and Audrey Alloh she also took part in the 4x100 metres relay. In their first round heat they were however disqualified and eliminated for the final.[1]
National records
[edit]- 4×100 metres relay: 43.04 ( Annecy, 21 June 2008) - with Audrey Alloh, Giulia Arcioni, Vincenza Calì - current holder
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2001 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 | |
2008 | European Cup | Annecy | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.04 | |
2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.86 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Athlete biography: Anita Pistone". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
External links
[edit]- Anita Pistone at World Athletics
- Anita Pistone at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Anita Pistone at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Italian female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Catania
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Olympic female sprinters
- 20th-century Italian women
- 21st-century Italian women
- Italian Athletics Championships winners