Vincenza Calì
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| Born | 15 October 1983 Palermo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Azzurre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vincenza Calì (born 15 October 1983) is an Italian former track and field sprint athlete.[1]
She won three medals at the senior level with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[2]
Biography[edit]
She represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Anita Pistone, Giulia Arcioni, and Audrey Alloh. In their first-round heat they were disqualified and eliminated from the final.[1] She won two medals at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara. She has 11 caps in national team from 2001 to 2008.[3]
She was engaged to the Italy national football team goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon.[4]
National records[edit]
- 4×100 metres relay: 43.04 (
Annecy, 21 June 2008) - with Anita Pistone, Giulia Arcioni, Audrey Alloh - current holder
National titles[edit]
Calì has won the individual national championship 7 times.[5][6]
- 2 wins in the 100 metres (2004, 2005)
- 2 wins in the 200 metres (2004, 2005, 2008)
- 1 win in the indoor 60 metres (2008)
See also[edit]
- Italy national relay team
- Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 4x100 metres relay
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Vincenza Cali'". Beijing2008.cn. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "Vincenza e Gigi: fine di un amore" (in Italian). tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
External links[edit]
- Vincenza Calì at World Athletics
- Vincenza Calì at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Vincenza Calì at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Italian female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Palermo
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Azzurre
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Olympic female sprinters
- Italian Athletics Championships winners