Sergio Bello

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
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 place1971 Helsinki4x400 relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1966 DortmundMedley relay
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1965 Budapest400 metres
Gold medal – first place1965 Budapest4x400 relay
Bronze medal – third place1963 Porto Alegre4x400 relay
Bronze medal – third place1967 Tokyo400 metres
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1967 Tunis400 metres
Gold medal – first place1967 Tunis4x400 relay
Gold medal – first place1971 Izmir4x400 relay

Biography

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1963 Universiade Brazil Porto Alegre 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3'13"8[2]
1965 Universiade Hungary Budapest 1st 400 metres 46"8[3]
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3'08"5[2]
1966 European Indoor Games West Germany Dortmund 2nd Medley relay 3'22"2
1967 Mediterranean Games Tunisia Tunis 1st 400 metres 47"7[4]
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3'12"6[2]
Universiade Japan Tokyo 3rd 400 metres 46"7[3]
1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3'04"6
1971 Mediterranean Games Turkey Izmir 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3'07"5[2]
European Championships Finland Helsinki 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3'04"60

National titles

  • 5 wins in 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)[5]
  • 1 win in 400 metres hurdles at the Italian Athletics Championships (1970)[5]

See also

References

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