Anita Pistone

Anita Pistone (born October 29, 1976) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.[1]

Anita Pistone
Personal information
Full nameAnita Sebastiana Pistone
NationalityItalian
Born (1976-10-29) October 29, 1976
Catania, Italy
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.27 (2008)
  • 200 m hs: 23.76 (2007)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Mediterranean Games 0 2 0
European Cup 0 0 1

Biography

Pistone represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Muna Lee in a time of 11.43. She qualified for the second round in which she failed to qualify for the semi finals as her time of 11.56 was the sixth time of her race.[1] Together with Vincenza Calì, Giulia Arcioni and Audrey Alloh she also took part in the 4x100 metres relay. In their first round heat they were however disqualified and eliminated for the final.[1]

National records

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2001 Mediterranean Games Tunis 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.89
2008 European Cup Annecy 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.04
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.86

See also

References
  1. "Athlete biography: Anita Pistone". Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the original on 2008-09-09. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
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