Andrea Barberi

Andrea Barberi
Barberi (center with glasses) in 2010
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born(1979-01-15)15 January 1979
Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
DiedDecember 2023 (aged 44)
Tivoli, Lazio, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 45.19 (2006)

Andrea Barberi (15 January 1979 – December 2023) was an Italian sprint athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.

Biography

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Barberi finished fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also reached the semi-finals of the 2005 World Athletics Championships. At the 2006 IAAF World Cup, he finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay with the European team.

On 27 August 2006 in Rieti, he ran in 45.19 seconds, breaking the Italian outdoor record which had stood since 1981.

The Italian Athletics Federation announced Barberi's death on 20 December 2023. He was 44.[1]

National titles

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Barberi won at the individual Italian Athletics Championships nine times:[2]

See also

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Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ "Atletica in lutto, addio Andrea Barberi". www.fidal.it. Italian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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