Alessandro Attene

Alessandro Attene (born 10 September 1977 in Recanati, Province of Macerata) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the sprint.

Alessandro Attene

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1977-09-10) 10 September 1977 (age 47) Recanati, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.33 (2005) 200 m: 20.57 (1997) 200 m indoor: 20.94 (2001) 400 m: 45.35 (2000)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Universiade 0 0 1 Mediterranean Games 1 1 0 European U23 Championships 0 1 0 Summer Universiade 1999 Palma de Mallorca 4x400 m relay Mediterranean Games 2005 Almeria 4x400 m relay 2005 Almeria 200 m European U23 Championships 1997 Turku 200 m

Biography

He won four medals (three at senior level), at the International athletics competitions, two of these with national relays team.^[1] His personal best time is 45.35 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed at the 1997 and 2001 World Championships, the 2001 World Indoor Championships and the 2002 European Championships without ever reaching the final. He did win a silver medal in the 200 metres and gold medal in the relay 4x100 at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.^[2] He participated in the Summer Olympics in 2000, he has 16 caps in national team from 1994 to 2005.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	200m	21.53 (wind: -2.9 m/s)
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	40.18
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	200m	20.68 (wind: 0.3 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.71
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.00
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	15th (sf)	400 m	46.41[4]

National titles

He has won times the individual national championship three times.^[5][6]

• 1 win in the 200 metres (2004)
• 2 wins in the 200 metres indoor (2001, 2002)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
• Italy national relay team