Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1969 Livorno, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editFabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.[1] He represented in the Golden Gala eight times between 1992 and 2002.[2] His greatest success was in 1999 when he copped the gold medal at the World Championship, beating athletes such as Bryan Bronson, Stephane Diagana and Samuel Matete. In 2010 he was ranked 16th in the world along with Derrick Adkins of the United States with his 47.54 best time[3] This also makes him the third fastest European ever[4]
Mori announced his retirement from professional athletics in 2006 in front of the 2006 Winter Olympics crowd gathered in his homeland, Turin, Italy. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000), he has 32 caps in national team from 1988 to 2002.[5]
National records
edit- 400 metres hurdles: 47.54 (
Edmonton, 10 August 2001) – current holder
Progression
editHe finished the season 11 times in world top 25, in 1999 he was World Leader.[6]
| Year | Time | Venue | Date | World Rank |
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| 2005 | 50.06 | Turin |
3 Jun | |
| 2003 | 50.18 | Florence |
21 Jun | |
| 2002 | 48.23 | Rome |
12 Jul | 8th |
| 2001 | 47.54 |  Edmonton |
10 Aug | 2nd |
| 2000 | 48.40 |  Sydney |
25 Sep | 10th |
| 1999 | 47.72 |  Sevilla |
27 Aug | 1st |
| 1998 | 48.36 | Rome |
14 Jul | 11th |
| 1997 | 47.79 |  Munich |
16 Aug | 3rd |
| 1996 | 48.33 | Bologna |
26 May | 13th |
| 1995 | 49.27 |  Cape Town |
6 May | |
| 1994 | 49.24 | Rome |
8 Jun | 19th |
| 1993 | 49.23 | Stuttgart |
17 Aug | 24th |
| 1992 | 49.16 | Barcelona |
3 Aug | 23rd |
| 1991 | 48.92 | Tokyo |
25 Aug | 11th |
| 1990 | 52.00 | 1 Jan | ||
| 1989 | 49.86 | Catania |
21 Jun | |
| 1988 | 51.46 | Lloret de Mar |
9 Jul | |
| 1987 | 52.55 | 1 Jan |
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 14th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 54.54 |
| — | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 400 metres hurdles | 49.85 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 16th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 66.35 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.71 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.05 |
| 7th | 4x400 metres relay | 3:01.52 
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| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 400 metres hurdles | 48.71 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 400 metres hurdles | 47.72 
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| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 7th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.78[7] |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 400 metres hurdles | 47.54 
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| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 400 metres hurdles | 49.05 |
National titles
editHe has won 3 times the individual national championship.[8]
- 3 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1989, 1991, 1996)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera. "Fabrizio Mori". Golden Gala. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ International Association of Athletics Federation. "400 Metres Hurdles All Time". Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ European Athletics. "A champion remembers – Fabrizio Mori". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "Fanrizio Mori – Top 25 Lists". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ He ran in a better crono (48.40 his Season Best) in semi-final.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
External links
edit- Fabrizio Mori at World Athletics
- Fabrizio Mori at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Fabrizio Mori at Olympics.com
- Fabrizio Mori at Olympedia
