Vincenza Calì

Vincenza Calì (born October 15, 1983 in Palermo) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.[1]

Vincenza Calì

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1983-10-15) October 15, 1983 Palermo, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	G.S. Fiamme Azzurre
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.35 (2008) 200 m: 22.98 (2008)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara 4x100 metres relay European Cup 2005 Florence 4x100 metres relay 2008 Annecy 4x100 metres relay European Athletics U23 Championships 2005 Erfurt 200 metres 2005 Erfurt 4x100 metres relay

She won three medals, to senior level, with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[2]

Biography

She represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Anita Pistone, Giulia Arcioni and Audrey Alloh. In their first round heat they were however disqualified and eliminated for the final.[1] She won two medals at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara. She has 11 caps in national team from 2001 to 2008.[3]

She was engaged to football player of the Italy national football team, Gianluigi Buffon.[4]

National records

• 4×100 metres relay: 43.04 ( Annecy, 21 June 2008) - with Anita Pistone, Giulia Arcioni, Audrey Alloh - current holder

National titles

Vincenza Calì has won 7 times the individual national championship.[5][6]

• 2 wins in the 100 metres (2004, 2005)
• 2 wins in the 200 metres (2004, 2005, 2008)
• 1 win in the 60 metres indoor (2008)

See also

• Italy national relay team
• Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 4x100 metres relay

References

1. Athlete biography: Vincenza Cali', beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
4. "Vincenza e Gigi: fine di un amore" (in Italian). tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

External links

• Vincenza Calì at World Athletics
• Vincenza Calì at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)