Roberto Ribaud

Roberto Ribaud (born 30 June 1961) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 meter dash.

Roberto Ribaud

Personal information
Nickname	Tristan
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1961-06-30) 30 June 1961 (age 63) Taranto, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	Pro Patria Milan
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 45.69 (1986)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1987 Latakia 4x400 m relay 1983 Casablanca 4x400 m relay European Cup 1981 Zegreb 4x400 m relay

Biography

Roberto Ribaud won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions,^[1] and won four edition of the individual national championship. He participated at one editions of the Summer Olympics (1984), he has 43 caps in national team from 1982 to 1990.^[2]

He holds the top three Italian best performance of all-time in the 4×400 metres relay, established between 1981 and 1986.^[3] His personal best time is 45.69 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, is today the 11th best Italian performance of all-time.^[1]

National records

• 4x400 metres relay: 3:01.42 ( Zagreb, 16 August 1981) - with Stefano Malinverni, Alfonso Di Guida, Mauro Zuliani - current holder

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1982	European Championships	Athens	11th (sf)	400m	46.58
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.21
1983	World Championships	Helsinki	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.10
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.44
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart	12th (sf)	400m	46.22
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.37
1990	European Championships	Split	15th (sf)	400m	47.39
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.78

National titles

He has won 4 times the individual national championship.^[4][5]

• 1 win in the 400 metres (1983)
• 3 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1981, 1982, 1985)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 4×400 metres relay
• Italy national relay team