Marco Vaccari

Marco Vaccari
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born17 July 1966 (1966-07-17) (age 58)
Milan, Italy
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubG.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 45.47 (1992)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Indoor Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
European Cup 0 1 2
Military World Games 0 0 1
Total 1 2 4
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Seville 4x400 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari 400 m
Military World Games
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Rome 4x400 m relay
European Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Villeneuve d'Ascq 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Munich 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Frankfurt 4x400 m relay

Marco Vaccari (born 17 July 1966 in Milan) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Career

Vaccari won seven medals in international athletics competitions, six of these with national relays team.[1] His personal best time is 45.47 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Bologna.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1992 and 1996), he earned 36 caps with the national team from 1989 to 1999.[3]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.51
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.20
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 5th 400 m 47.18
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.18
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (sf) 400m 46.57
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.46
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.52
Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 400 m 45.74
1998 World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.95

National titles

He has won six individual national championship titles.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 23 December 2012.