Irene Siragusa
Irene Siragusa 2018.jpg
Irene Siragusa in 2018
Personal information
Born (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 29)
Poggibonsi, Italy[1]
EducationForeigners University of Siena
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprinting
ClubCS Esercito (Army)
Coached byVanna Radi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.21 (2018)
  • 200 m: 22.96 (2017)
Medal record
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 200 metres
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei 100 metres
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tallinn 4 × 100 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tampere 4 × 100 metres relay
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Tallinn 4 × 100 metres relay

Irene Siragusa (born 23 June 1993) is an Italian sprinter,[2] who participated at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships.[3] She won two individual medals at the 2017 Summer Universiade. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 4 × 100 m relay.[4]

Biography

She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing and in 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London. Before turning to athletics, she practiced artistic roller skating.[1] She won five times (four outdoor and one indoor) the national championships at individual senior level.[5]

National records

Personal bests

Outdoor
Indoor

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 9th (h) 200 m 24.01
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.52
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 10th (sf) 200 m 23.75
9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.15
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 7th 100 m 11.78
14th (sf) 200 m 24.08
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.86
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (sf) 100 m 11.53
20th (sf) 200 m 23.50
4th 4 × 100 m relay 43.26
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 100 m relay DNF
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6th 100 m 11.75
16th (h) 200 m 24.06 (w)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.06
World Championships Beijing, China 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.22
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 22nd (h) 100 m 11.78
22nd (h) 200 m 23.87
8th 4 × 100 m relay 43.57
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 200 m 23.73
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 100 m 11.31 PB
1st 200 m 22.96 PB
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 4th 200 m 23.11
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.63
European Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (sf) 100 m 11.60
15th (sf) 200 m 23.30
7th 4 × 100 m relay 43.42
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 5th 4 × 100 m relay 44.29
World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 4 × 100 m relay 42.98 [7]
Military World Games Wuhan, China 6th 200 m 23.76 [8]
6th 4 × 100 m relay 44.95
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 21st (h) 60 m 7.37
World Relays Chorzów, Poland 1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.79
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 42.84
2022 Mediterranean Games Oran, Algeria 4th 200 m 23.27
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.68
European Championships Munich, Germany 22nd (sf) 100 m 11.56
16th (sf) 200 m 23.46

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ a b FIDAL profile
  2. ^ "Irene Siragusa". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 42. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Athletics SIRAGUSA Irene - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale" (in Italian). fidal.it. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  7. ^ The team ran her NR 42.90 in semi-final.
  8. ^ She ran her SB 23.69 in semi-final.

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Summer Universiade champions in women's 200 metres
Mediterranean Games champions in women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Italian Athletics Champions in women's 100 m
Italian Athletics Champions in women's 200 m
Italian Athletics Champions in women's indoor 60 m
2020 Italy Olympic Athletics Team
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