Ashraf Saber

Ashraf Saber

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1973-04-02) 2 April 1973 (age 51) Rome, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres 400 metres hurdles
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 45.05 (1993) 400 m hs: 49.09 (1993)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Indoor Championships 0 1 0 European Indoor Championships 0 1 1 Mediterranean Games 0 0 1 Military World Games 0 0 1 World Junior Championships 1 0 0 European Junior Championships 0 1 0 Total 1 3 3 World Indoor Championships 1995 Barcelona 4x400 metres relay European Indoor Championships 1998 Valencia 400 metres 1996 Stockholm 400 metres Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 4x400 metres relay

Ashraf Saber (born 2 April 1973, in Rome) is a former Italian athlete who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles, event at which he was world junior champion in 1992.

Biography

He was born to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother (although she was born in Egypt).^[1] He won seven medals (five at senior level), at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	400m hurdles	51.21
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	1st	400m hurdles	50.02
			8th	4×400m relay	3:11.33
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	29th (h)	400m hurdles	50.87
			4th	4x400m relay	3:03.46
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	4x400m relay	3:09.12
	Military World Games	Rome, Italy	3rd	4x400m relay	3:05.58
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	3rd	400m	46.86
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	4x400 m relay	3:01.52
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:03.08
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	2nd	400m	45.99 NR
	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	5th	400m	46.54

National titles

Ashraf Saber has won 5 times the individual national championship.^[3][4]

• 1 win in the 400 metres (2000)
• 4 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1995, 1996, 1998, 2002)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles
• Italy national relay team

References

1. "Ashraf Saber. Nubiano di Roma" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 December 2012.
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

External links

• Ashraf Saber at World Athletics
• Ashraf Saber at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Ashraf Saber at Olympics.com
• Ashraf Saber at Olympedia
• Ashraf Saber at RAI website