Alessandro Sibilio
Italian sprinter
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Alessandro Sibilio (born 27 April 1999) is an Italian sprinter and hurdler, who competes in the 400 metres hurdles and 400 metres. He won a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 400 m hurdles.
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| National team | Italy: 2 caps[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1999 Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres 400 m hs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Gianpaolo Ciappa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Sibilio also competed for Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's 400 metres hurdles and men's 4 × 400 metres relay events.[3]
Personal bests
- 400 metres: 45.08 (
Nocera Inferiore, 18 June 2022)[4] - 400 metres hurdles: 47.50 ( Roma, 11 June 2024)
Progression
Personal best
- 400 m hs
| Year (age) | Performance | Venue | Date |
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| 2022 (23) | 45.08 |  Nocera Inferiore | 18 JUN 2022 |
| 2021 (22) | 46.13 | Rome | 16 APR 2021 |
| 2020 (21) | 50.46 | Grosseto | 20 SEP 2020 |
| 2019 (20) | 50.72 | Conegliano | 21 JUN 2019 |
| 2018 (19) | 50.73 |  Tampere | 13 JUL 2018 |
| 2017 (18) | 50.34 | Grosseto | 23 JUL 2017 |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto |
2nd | 400 metres hurdles | 50.34 | PB |
| 1st | 4x400 metres relay | 3:08.68 | WJL | |||
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere |
8th | 400 metres hurdles | 52.38 | [5] |
| 1st | 4x400 metres relay | 3:04.05 | WJL, AJR | |||
| 2021 | 2020 Olympic Games |  Tokyo |
8th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.77 | |
| 2024 | 2024 European Championships | Rome |
2nd | 400 metres hurdles | 47.50 | NR |
National titles
Sibilio won two national championships at individual senior level. [6][7]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 400 m hs: 2019, 2021 (2)
- 4 x 400 m relay: 2019
