Lorenzo Patta
Patta in 2020
Personal information
National teamItaly (2021-)
Born (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 23)
Oristano, Italy[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Ss Atl. Oristano
Coached byFrancesco Garau
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.13 (2021)[2]
  • 200 m: 20.91 (2022)[3]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 4×100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås 4×100 m relay

Lorenzo Patta (born 23 May 2000) is an Italian sprinter[4] who won a gold medal in 4×100 m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

On 13 May 2021, running in Savona in 10.13, he established the 7th Italian all-time performance on 100 m and at the same time he reached 41st place in the seasonal world ranking.[6]

Career

He started athletics only during spring 2016, running at school games. Previously he was a football player at La Palma Monteurpinu [it]. In 2017, as a U18, he was second at the national indoors championships on 60 metres, with Valentina Piras as his coach, but continuing playing football. Then the same year, he won the 200 m outdoors. From 2018, he only competes in athletics with a new coach, Francesco Garau, as U20 (junior). He won the Italian titles outdoors (100 and 200 m) with a remarkable 10.37 (+2.3 m/s) for his first competition as a junior. He represented Italy at the 2018 World U20 Championships, at 200 m and at 4x100 m relay, where he did not finish the relay after qualifying Italian team for the final. The following year, he was also the last relay, winning the silver medal at the 2019 European U20 Championships in Borås. In 2020, he ran 10.31 in Grosseto, personal best, for winning U23 national title.[7] In 2021, after a new personal best of 10.13 set in Savona, he replaced Marcell Jacobs on 100 m in Chorzów and finished second of the European Team Championships at his first selection in the senior Italian team.

National records

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time Notes
2019 European U20 Championships Sweden Borås 2nd 4×100 m relay 39.89
2021 European Team Championships Poland Chorzów 2nd 100 m 10.29
5th 4×100 m relay 39.28
Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 1st 4×100 m relay 37.50 WL, NR
2023 European Team Championships Poland Chorzów 2nd 4×100 m relay 38.47 SB
World Championships Hungary Budapest 2nd 4×100 m relay 37.62 SB [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lorenzo Patta Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "JACOBS 9.95 RECORD ITALIANO DEI 100" (in Italian). fidal.it. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Golden Gala Pietro Mennea - Programme 2022". rome.diamondleague.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Lorenzo Patta - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Olympics: Italy win men's 4x100m relay - English". ANSA.it. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Senior Outdoor 2021 - 100 Metres Men". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI E PROVE MULTIPLE J/P 2020 JUNIORES (63° ed.) - PROMESSE (33° ed.)" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Athletics - Final Results - Men's 4 x 100m Relay". IOC. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021. - Current holder
  9. ^ WL in semifinals

External links

Olympic champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay
2020 Italy Olympic Athletics Team
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