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Manuela Grillo

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Manuela Grillo
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1977-05-09) May 9, 1977 (age 47)
Pavia, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubG.S. Forestale
Coached byAndrea Nuti
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 11.50 (1997)
  • 200 m: 23.78 (2000)
  • 400 m: 54.88 (2007)
  • 60 m indoor: 7.41 (2001)
  • 200 m indoor: 24.06 (2001)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis 4x100 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria 4x100 metres relay
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Florence 4x100 metres relay
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Turku 4x100 metres relay

Manuela Grillo (born 9 May 1977 in Pavia) is a former Italian sprinter.

She won three medals, to senior level, with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Biography

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Manuela Grillo also participated, at individual level, at one edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics (2001), she has 22 caps in national team from 1995 to 2007.[2]

In 2011, after her athlete career, she is dedicated to cycling, touching, but not reaching, the qualification to the 2012 Summer Olympic.[3]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 34th (h) 200m 24.80 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
5th 4×100m relay 45.27
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 14th (h) 200m 24.70 (wind: 1.9 m/s)
3rd 4x100 m relay 44.73
1999 European U23 Championships Göteborg, Sweden 16th (h) 100m 11.89 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal Heat 60 metres 7.59

National titles

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Manuela Grillo has won two times the individual national championship.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ "Grillo, sogno olimpico con il ciclismo "Obiettivo Londra"" (in Italian). laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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