Sergio Bello (born 6 May 1942) is an Italian former sprinter, third with the 4x400 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. He was born in Intra.

Sergio Bello
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1942-05-06) 6 May 1942 (age 82)
Intra, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubSnia Milan
Achievements and titles
Personal best400 metres: 46"53 (1968)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Helsinki 4x400 relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Dortmund Medley relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1965 Budapest 400 metres
Gold medal – first place 1965 Budapest 4x400 relay
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Porto Alegre 4x400 relay
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Tokyo 400 metres
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis 400 metres
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis 4x400 relay
Gold medal – first place 1971 Izmir 4x400 relay

Biography

edit

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

edit
Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
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   Izmir 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3'07"5 [2]
European Championships   Helsinki 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3'04"60

National titles

edit

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 al 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b "WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
edit