Fabrizio Mori

Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships.

Fabrizio Mori
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1969-06-28) 28 June 1969
Livorno, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m hs: 47.54 (2001)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 1 0
European Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 1 1
European Cup 5 4 2
Military World Games 0 2 1
World Championships
1999 Seville400 m hs
2001 Edmonton400 m hs
European Championships
1998 Budapest400 m hs
Mediterranean Games
1991 Athens400 m hs
1997 Bari4x400 m relay
European Cup
1996 Madrid400 m hs
1997 Munich400 m hs
1999 Paris400 m hs
2001 Bremen400 m hs
2002 Annecy400 m hs
1995 Villeneuve d'Ascq4x400 m relay
1997 Munich4x400 m relay
1998 St. Pertsburg400 m hs
1998 St. Pertsburg4x400 m relay
1991 Frankfurt400 m hs
2000 Gateshead400 m hs
Military World Games
1995 Rome400 m hs
1999 Zagreb400 m hs
1995 Rome4x400 m relay

Biography

Fabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.[1] He represented in the Golden Gala eight times between 1992 and 2002.[2] His greatest success was in 1999 when he copped the gold medal at the World Championship, beating athletes such as Bryan Bronson, Stephane Diagana and Samuel Matete. In 2010 he was ranked 16th in the world along with Derrick Adkins of the United States with his 47.54 best time[3] This also makes him the third fastest European ever[4]

Mori announced his retirement from professional athletics in 2006 in front of the 2006 Winter Olympics crowd gathered in his homeland, Turin, Italy. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000), he has 32 caps in national team from 1988 to 2002.[5]

National records
  • 400 metres hurdles: 47.54 ( Edmonton, 10 August 2001) - current holder

Progression

He finished the season 11 times in world top 25, in 1999 he was World Leader.[6]

YearTimeVenueDateWorld Rank
200550.06 Turin3 Jun
200350.18 Florence21 Jun
200248.23 Rome12 Jul8th
200147.54 Edmonton10 Aug2nd
200048.40 Sydney25 Sep10th
199947.72 Sevilla27 Aug1st
199848.36 Rome14 Jul11th
199747.79 Munich16 Aug3rd
199648.33 Bologna26 May13th
199549.27 Cape Town6 May
199449.24 Rome8 Jun19th
199349.23 Stuttgart17 Aug24th
199249.16 Barcelona3 Aug23rd
199148.92 Tokyo25 Aug11th
199052.001 Jan
198949.86 Catania21 Jun
198851.46 Lloret de Mar9 Jul
198752.551 Jan

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 14th (sf) 400m hurdles 54.54
— 4×400m relay DNF
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 2nd 400 metres hurdles 49.85
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th (sf) 400m hurdles 66.35
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th 400 metres hurdles 48.71
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 4th 400 metres hurdles 48.05
7th 4x400 metres relay 3:01.52
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 400 metres hurdles 48.71
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 1st 400 metres hurdles 47.72
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 7th 400 metres hurdles 48.78 [7]
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 400 metres hurdles 47.54
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 400 metres hurdles 49.05

National titles

He has won 3 times the individual national championship.[8]

See also

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera. "Fabrizio Mori". Golden Gala. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. International Association of Athletics Federation. "400 Metres Hurdles All Time". Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. European Athletics. "A champion remembers - Fabrizio Mori". Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  6. "Fanrizio Mori - Top 25 Lists". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  7. He ran in a better crono (48.40 his Season Best) in semi-final.
  8. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bryan Bronson		 Men's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1999		 Succeeded by
Angelo Taylor
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