Fabio Cerutti

Fabio Cerutti

Cerutti at the 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born	(1985-09-26) 26 September 1985 (age 38) Turin, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres 200 metres
Coached by	Ricardo Dieguez
Medal record European Indoor Championships 2009 Torino 60 m Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara 100 m

Fabio Cerutti (born 26 September 1985 in Turin) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.

Biography

He finished sixth in 60 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. In Beijing he finished 5th in his heat in 10.49 seconds.^[1] Together with Simone Collio, Emanuele di Gregorio and Jacques Riparelli he also took part in the 4 x 100 metres relay, but they were disqualified in the first round.^[1] His personal best time is 10.13 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Cagliari.

He equalled the Italian record of 6.55 seconds for 60m at the Italian indoor championships on 22 February 2009 winning his semi-final, however, he was disqualified in the final due to a false start and it was eventually won by Simone Collio. At the European Indoor Championships in Turin, Cerutti finished second to Dwain Chambers in a time of 6.56. His teammate, Emanuele Di Gregorio, also ran a 6.56 earning him the bronze medal. He competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, reaching the quarterfinals stage of the 100 m.

National titles

He won 4 national championships at individual senior level.^[2][3]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 100 metres: 2008, 2012, 2015
• Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 60 metres: 2014

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
• Italy national relay team

References

1. "Athlete biography: Fabio Cerutti". Archived from the original on September 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-24., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 24, 2008
2. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO DAL 1906 AL 2011 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
3. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

External links

• Fabio Cerutti at World Athletics
• Fabio Cerutti at Diamond League
• Fabio Cerutti at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Fabio Cerutti at Olympedia