Fabrizio Mori

Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships.

Fabrizio Mori
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1969-06-28) 28 June 1969 (age 55)
Livorno, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres hurdles
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m hs: 47.54 (2001)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships110
European Championships001
Mediterranean Games011
European Cup542
Military World Games021
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 Seville400 m hs
Silver medal – second place2001 Edmonton400 m hs
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 Budapest400 m hs
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1991 Athens400 m hs
Bronze medal – third place1997 Bari4x400 m relay
European Cup
Gold medal – first place1996 Madrid400 m hs
Gold medal – first place1997 Munich400 m hs
Gold medal – first place1999 Paris400 m hs
Gold medal – first place2001 Bremen400 m hs
Gold medal – first place2002 Annecy400 m hs
Silver medal – second place1995 Villeneuve d'Ascq4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place1997 Munich4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place1998 St. Pertsburg400 m hs
Silver medal – second place1998 St. Pertsburg4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1991 Frankfurt400 m hs
Bronze medal – third place2000 Gateshead400 m hs
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Rome400 m hs
Silver medal – second place1999 Zagreb400 m hs
Bronze medal – third place1995 Rome4x400 m relay

Biography

Fabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.[1] He represented in the Golden Gala eight times between 1992 and 2002.[2] His greatest success was in 1999 when he copped the gold medal at the World Championship, beating athletes such as Bryan Bronson, Stephane Diagana and Samuel Matete. In 2010 he was ranked 16th in the world along with Derrick Adkins of the United States with his 47.54 best time[3] This also makes him the third fastest European ever[4]

Mori announced his retirement from professional athletics in 2006 in front of the 2006 Winter Olympics crowd gathered in his homeland, Turin, Italy. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He participated at three editions of the Summer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000), he has 32 caps in national team from 1988 to 2002.[5]

National records

  • 400 metres hurdles: 47.54 ( Edmonton, 10 August 2001) – current holder

Progression

He finished the season 11 times in world top 25, in 1999 he was World Leader.[6]

YearTimeVenueDateWorld Rank
200550.06 Turin3 Jun
200350.18 Florence21 Jun
200248.23 Rome12 Jul8th
200147.54 Edmonton10 Aug2nd
200048.40 Sydney25 Sep10th
199947.72 Sevilla27 Aug1st
199848.36 Rome14 Jul11th
199747.79 Munich16 Aug3rd
199648.33 Bologna26 May13th
199549.27 Cape Town6 May
199449.24 Rome8 Jun19th
199349.23 Stuttgart17 Aug24th
199249.16 Barcelona3 Aug23rd
199148.92 Tokyo25 Aug11th
199052.001 Jan
198949.86 Catania21 Jun
198851.46 Lloret de Mar9 Jul
198752.551 Jan

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada14th (sf)400m hurdles54.54
4 × 400 m relayDNF
1991Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece2nd400 metres hurdles49.85
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland16th (sf)400m hurdles66.35
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States6th400 metres hurdles48.71
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th400 metres hurdles48.05
7th4x400 metres relay3:01.52
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rd400 metres hurdles48.71
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain1st400 metres hurdles47.72
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia7th400 metres hurdles48.78[7]
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada2nd400 metres hurdles47.54
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany4th400 metres hurdles49.05

National titles

He has won 3 times the individual national championship.[8]

See also

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1999
Succeeded by