Francesca Carbone

Francesca Carbone (born 17 July 1968 in Genoa) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m).

Francesca Carbone

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1968-07-17) 17 July 1968 (age 57) Genoa, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	Snam Gas Metano
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 53.01 (2000)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2000 Ghent 4x400 m relay Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 4x400 m relay 2001 Tunis 4x400 m relay 1993 Narbonne 400 m

Biography

In her career she won 4 times in the national championships. She has 35 caps in national team from 1989 to 2001.^[1]

National records

• 4x400 metres relay: 3'26"69 ( Paris, 20 June 1999) - with Virna De Angeli, Patrizia Spuri, Danielle Perpoli
• 4x400 metres relay indoor: 3'35"01 ( Ghent, 27 February 2000) - with Virna De Angeli, Patrizia Spuri, Carla Barbarino

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.40
1993	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	3rd	400 metres	53.78[2]
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.31
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	4x400 metres relay	3:30.63
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	4x400 metres relay	3:29.98
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	8th	4x400 metres relay	3:29.56
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	2nd	4x400 metres relay	3:35.01
2001	Mediterranean Games	Tunis, Tunisia	2nd	4x400 metres relay	3'38"90[2]

National titles

• 1 win on 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1993)^[3]
• 3 wins on 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1993, 1995, 2000)^[4]