Sandro Floris
Italian sprinter
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Sandro Floris (born 12 June 1965) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres who won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, ten of these with national relays team.[1]
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| Born | 12 June 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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At the senior individual level, he was European indoor champion in Glasgow 1990.
Biography
His personal best 200 metres time was 20.68 seconds, achieved in June 1996 in Rome.[2] His personal best for the 100 metres time was 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1994 in Nuoro.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1987 | Mediterranean Games |  Latakia |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.67 | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games |  Seoul |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.54 | [4] |
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships |  Budapest |
4th | 200 m | 21.31 | [a][4] |
| European Indoor Championships |  The Hague |
5th | 200 m | 21.41 | [b][5] | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships |  Glasgow |
1st | 200 m | 21.01 | [4] |
| European Championships |  Split |
8th | 200 m | 20.84 | [4] | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.39 | [4] | |||
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games |  Athens |
3rd | 200 m | 20.96 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.12 | ||||
| World Championships |  Tokyo |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.52 | [4] | |
| 1994 | European Championships |  Helsinki |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.99 | [4] |
| 1995 | World Championships |  Gothenburg |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.07 | [c] |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games |  Bari |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.61 | CR |
National titles
Floris won three national championships at individual senior level.[6][7]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 m: 1994
- 200 m: 1989
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 200 m: 1992
