Samuele Ceccarelli
| File:Samuele Ceccarelli at Istanbul 2023.jpg Ceccarelli at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 January 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletica Firenze Marathon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marco Del Medico[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuele Ceccarelli (born 9 January 2000)[2] is an Italian sprinter. He won the gold medal in the 60 metres at the 2023 European Indoor Championships, defeating compatriot and Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs.
Ceccarelli won the Italian 60 m title in 2023, beating Jacobs as well.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Samuele Ceccarelli trained in karate initially until the age of 15. He switched to athletics at age 16.[4]
He won several medals at the national under-20 level between 2018 and 2019. In January 2019, the 19-year-old set a 60 metres personal best of 6.72 seconds while still an U20 athlete.[2]
His progress in following three years was hampered by persistent injuries and frequent micro-fractures.[4]
In February 2023, he won his first national senior title with 60 m victory at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships in Ancona, beating Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs. Ceccarelli repeated that feat on a European stage at Istanbul 2023 the following month for an Italian 1–2.[4] He set a new personal best of 6.47 s in the semi-finals to move up to second on the Italian all-time list (behind only Jacobs) and fifth on the European one.[5]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2019 | European U20 Championships | Error creating thumbnail: Borås | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.62 |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships | Estonia Tallinn | 15th (h) | 100 m | 10.52 |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.52 | |||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Turkey Istanbul | 1st | 60 m | 6.48 [6] |
| European Team Championships | Poland Chorzów | 1st | 100 m | 10.13 PB | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.47 |
National titles
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[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Italian men sprinters
- Sportspeople from Massa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- Medalists at the 2023 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Italy
- European Games silver medalists for Italy
- European Games medalists in athletics
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen