Alessandra Gasparelli (born 3 September 2004) is a Sammarinese sprinter. She is the Sammarinese record holder in the 100 m and 200 m.[1]
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| Born | 3 September 2004 Borgo Maggiore, San Marino |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
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| Country | San Marino |
| Sport | Athletics |
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Career
editGasparelli made her first major championship appearence at the European Team Championships Third League in the 100 m and 100 m hurdles.[1] She followed this up by competing at the European U20 Championships in Talinn, where she finished seventh in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals.[2]
In 2022, Gasparelli won the 100 m at the Championships of the Small States of Europe in a new personal best of 11.67s.[1] Later that year, she competed in the 100 m at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, she finished eighth in her heat with a time of 12.27s.[3]
At the Games of the Small States of Europe in Marsa, Malta, Gasparelli placed third with a wind-assisted time of 11.47. She had set a wind-legal personal best of 11.57 in the heats.[4]
In 2024, Gasparelli competed in the 60 m at the World Indoor Championships placing sixth in her heat with a time of 7.45s.[5] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100 m and was her country's flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[6][7][8] In her preliminary round, she finished 2nd with a time 11.62 to make it to the heats, where she ran a new Sanmarinese record of 11.54.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alessandra GASPARELLI - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". europeanathletics.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "100 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 May 2023). "Sansovini and van der Weken claim sprint success on first day of Malta 2023". insidethegames. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "60 Metres women summary". World Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "14 European athletes named as flag bearers for Paris 2024 Olympic Ceremony". europeanathletics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Olimpiadi: Alessandra Gasparelli pronta a scendere in pista allo Stade de France per i 100 m." [Olympics: Alessandra Gasparelli ready to take to the track at the Stade de France for the 100 m.]. Newsrimini.it (in Italian). 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Olimpiadi, San Marino sogna un'altra medaglia dopo Tokyo e si gode il record di Alessandra Gasparelli" [Olympics, San Marino dreams of another medal after Tokyo and enjoys Alessandra Gasparelli's record.]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). 2 August 2024.
- ^ "100 Metres women summary". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.