Sergio Bello
Italian sprinter and hurdler
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Sergio Bello (born 6 May 1942) is an Italian former sprinter, third with the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. He was born in Intra.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Snia Milan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400 metres: 46"53 (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Bello has 45 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1961 to 1972).[1] In his career, he participated in three editions of the Olympic Games and won the Italian Athletics Championships 6 times.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1963 | Universiade |  Porto Alegre |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3'13"8 | [2] |
| 1965 | Universiade |  Budapest |
1st | 400 metres | 46"8 | [3] |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3'08"5 | [2] | |||
| 1966 | European Indoor Games |  Dortmund |
2nd | Medley relay | 3'22"2 | |
| 1967 | Mediterranean Games |  Tunis |
1st | 400 metres | 47"7 | [4] |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3'12"6 | [2] | |||
| Universiade |  Tokyo |
3rd | 400 metres | 46"7 | [3] | |
| 1968 | Olympic Games |  Mexico City |
7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3'04"6 | |
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games |  İzmir |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3'07"5 | [2] |
| European Championships |  Helsinki |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3'04"60 |
National titles
- 5 wins in 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)[5]
- 1 win in 400 metres hurdles at the Italian Athletics Championships (1970)[5]
