Libania Grenot

Libania Grenot Martinez (born 12 July 1983) is a Cuban-born Italian former[2] athlete specialising in the 400 metres.[3]

Libania Grenot
Libania Grenot, after her gold medal, at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
National teamItaly (25 caps)
Born (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 50.30(2008)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Italy
European Championships
2014 Zürich400 m
2016 Amsterdam400 m
2010 Barcelona400 m
2010 Barcelona4x400 m relay
2016 Amsterdam4x400 m relay
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara400 m
2018 Tarragona4x400 m relay
2013 Mersin200 m
2018 Tarragona400 m

Biography

Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, she started her sports career in track and field athletics. In 2006, she married an Italian man and relocated to Casal Palocco, a borough in Rome. She acquired Italian citizenship in 2008. She broke the Italian record at 400 meters with a time of 50.83 seconds. This performance took place in Beijing during the semi-final of the 400 meters. Despite this effort Grenot did not reach the final.[4] In 2009, she won a gold medal for the 400 meters at the XVI Mediterranean Games with a time of 50.30 seconds, a new Italian record.[5]

In 2014, she was first in the 400 meters at the European Championships, becoming the first Italian woman to win an international track title since 1938.[6]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cuba
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 400 m 54.43
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:28.68
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 4th 400 m 52.23
5th 4 × 400 m 3:28.79
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 400 m 51.53
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:33.85
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 34th (h) 400 m 53.05
Representing  Italy
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 10th (sf) 400 m 50.83
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st 400 m 50.30
World Championships Berlin, Germany 12th (sf) 400 m 50.85
12th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:31.05
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd[7] 400 m 50.43
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:25.71
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:26.48
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 400 m 52.57
10th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:31.64
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 400 m 51.18
11th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:29.01
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 200 m 23.20
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th (sf) 400 m 50.47
6th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:29.62[8]
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th 4 × 400 m 3:27.44
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 1st 400 m 51.10
7th 4 × 400 m 3:28.30
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 14th (sf) 400 m 51.14
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 400 m 50.73
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:27.49
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th 400 m 51.25
6th 4 × 400 m 3:27.05
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 100 m DQ
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (h) 4 × 400 m 3:27.81
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd 400 m 51.32
1st 4 × 400 m 3:28.08
European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th (sf) 400 m 51.54
5th 4 × 400 m 3:28.62

National titles

See also

References
  1. Rio 2016 bio
  2. "Libania Grenot si è ritirata! Diventerà mamma…" (in Italian). atleticalive.it. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. Libania Grenot at World Athletics
  4. Iaaf website personal page of Libiana Grenot
  5. From the online edition of Repubblica, July 2nd, 2009
  6. http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/european-championships-womens-events-facts-stats-11226/#O1YZuZMmj2qzL2Xo.99
  7. "A Grenot il bronzo europeo di Barcellona 2010" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. Disqualified in the final
  9. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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