Micol Cattaneo

Micol Cattaneo (born 13 May 1982) is an Italian athlete who competes mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. She represented Italy at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In the season 2018–2019 she also competed as bobsledder.^[1]

Micol Cattaneo

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1982-05-13) 13 May 1982 (age 43) Como, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres hurdles
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Coached by	Flavio Alberio
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m hs: 12.98 (2008) 60 m hs: 8.02 (2008)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Mediterranean Games 1 0 1 Military World Games 1 1 0

Biography

Cattaneo was born in Como, Italy. In the 100 metres hurdles, she won a silver medal at the 2007 Military World Games and a bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. In the 4 × 100 metres relay, she won gold medals at the 2007 Military World Games and the 2013 Mediterranean Games.^[2]

Her personal best time of 12.98s was set on 22 June 2008 in Annecy, France. Later that year she competed at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where she was eliminated in the heats, running 13.13s.

She is the daughter of the former Italian football player Giuseppe Cattaneo. She has 17 international appearances for the Italian national team from 2003 to 2012.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	25th (h)	100m hurdles	13.97 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	22nd (h)	100m hurdles	13.83 (wind: 1.2 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.82
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid	SF	60 metres hurdles	8.30 [4]
	European Cup	Florence	5th	100 metres hurdles	13.34
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg	SF	100 metres hurdles	13.38 [5]
2007	Military World Games	Hyderabad	2nd	100 metres hurdles	13.36
			1st	4 × 100 metres relay	44.97
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia	SF	60 metres hurdles	8.10 [6]
	European Cup	Annecy	5th	100 metres hurdles	12.98
	Olympic Games	Beijing	Heat	100 metres hurdles	13.13
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin	SF	60 metres hurdles	8.21 [7]
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara	3rd	100 metres hurdles	13.39
2012	European Championships	Helsinki	8th	100 metres hurdles	13.16 [8]
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin	1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.66

National titles

Cattaneo has won 9 senior national championship titles.^[9][10]

• 5 wins Italian 100 metres hurdles Champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017)
• 4 wins Italian Indoor 60 metres hurdles Champion (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)

See also

• Italian all-time lists – 100 metres hurdles
• Italy at the Military World Games
• Italy national relay team