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Roberto Ribaud

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Roberto Ribaud
Personal information
NicknameTristan
NationalityItalian
Born (1961-06-30) 30 June 1961 (age 63)
Taranto, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubPro Patria Milan
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 45.69 (1986)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Latakia 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1983 Casablanca 4x400 m relay
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981 Zegreb 4x400 m relay

Roberto Ribaud (born 30 June 1961) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 meter dash.

Biography

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Roberto Ribaud won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions,[1] and won four edition of the individual national championship. He participated at one editions of the Summer Olympics (1984), he has 43 caps in national team from 1982 to 1990.[2]

He holds the top three Italian best performance of all-time in the 4×400 metres relay, established between 1981 and 1986.[3] His personal best time is 45.69 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, is today the 11th best Italian performance of all-time.[1]

National records

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1982 European Championships Greece Athens 11th (sf) 400m 46.58
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.21
1983 World Championships Finland Helsinki 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.10
1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.44
1986 European Championships Germany Stuttgart 12th (sf) 400m 46.22
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.37
1990 European Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 15th (sf) 400m 47.39
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.78

National titles

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He has won 4 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

  • 1 win in the 400 metres (1983)
  • 3 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1981, 1982, 1985)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
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