Antonio Infantino
Personal information | |
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Full name | Antonio Baldassare Infantino |
National team | Italy: 5 caps (2016-2021) |
Born | Welwyn Garden City, England | 22 March 1991
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Track |
Event(s) | Sprint |
Club | Athletic Club 96 Alperia |
Coached by | Thomas Sparks |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
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Antonio Infantino (born 23 March 1991) is an Italian sprinter who has won two national titles at the senior level. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m.[1]
Biography[]
Born in England to Italian parents, Infantino trains at the Lee Valley Athletics Center in London, where he grew up sporting.[2] He participated in one edition of the European Athletics Championships in 2016, one of the World Athletics Championships in Doha 2019 and one World Athletics Relays Championships in 2021. In 2021 he made his first Olympic Games, qualifying for both the 200m and 4x100m relay.
In December 2021 he was suspended for a doping violation.[3]
National titles[]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 200 metres: 2019, 2020
See also[]
- Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
- List of eligibility transfers in athletics
- Naturalized athletes of Italy
References[]
- ^ "Athletics INFANTINO Antonio - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Antonio Infantino biography" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Antonio Infantino suspended for doping". AW. 16 December 2021.
External links[]
- Antonio Infantino at World Athletics
- Antonio Infantino at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Antonio Infantino at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Antonio Infantino at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Italian male sprinters
- Sportspeople from Welwyn Garden City
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Italian athletics biography stubs