Roberto Ribaud
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Nickname | Tristan | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1961 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Pro Patria Milan | |||||||||||||||||
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Roberto Ribaud (born 30 June 1961) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 meter dash.
Roberto Ribaud won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions,[1] and won four edition of the individual national championship. He participated at one editions of the Summer Olympics (1984), he has 43 caps in national team from 1982 to 1990.[2]
He holds the top three Italian best performance of all-time in the 4 × 400 metres relay, established between 1981 and 1986.[3] His personal best time is 45.69 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, is today the 11th best Italian performance of all-time.[1]
National records
- 4 × 400 metres relay: 3:01.42 (
Zagreb, 16 August 1981) - with Stefano Malinverni, Alfonso Di Guida, Mauro Zuliani - current holder
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1982 | European Championships |  Athens |
11th (sf) | 400 m | 46.58 | |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.21 | ||||
| 1983 | World Championships |  Helsinki |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.10 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games |  Los Angeles |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.44 | |
| 1986 | European Championships |  Stuttgart |
12th (sf) | 400 m | 46.22 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.37 |  | |||
| 1990 | European Championships |  Split |
15th (sf) | 400 m | 47.39 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.78 |
National titles
He has won 4 times the individual national championship.[4][5]
- 1 win in the 400 metres (1983)
- 3 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1981, 1982, 1985)
