Alessandro Aimar
Italian sprinter (born 1967)
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Alessandro Aimar (born 5 June 1967 in Milan) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
He won six medals at the International athletics competitions, all of these with national relays team.[1] His personal best time is 45.76 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Sestriere.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), he has 30 caps in national team from 1989 to 1997.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Italy | |||||
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd (h)[4] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.08 |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.51 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.18 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th (sf) | 400m | 46.33 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.46 | |||
