Nationality Italian World Indoor Championships 0 Events 400 metres Residence Italy | Sport Athletics Name Vito Petrella Country Italy Summer Universiade 0 | |
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Born April 12, 1965 (age 59) ( 1965-04-12 ) Gloucester, Great Britain | ||
Personal best(s) 400 m: 46.15 (1988) | ||
Vito Petrella (born 12 April 1965 in Gloucester, Great Britain) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
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Biography
He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, all with national relays team. He has 20 caps in national team from 1986 to 1992. In 1988, his magic year, Vito Petrella ran also in 46"37 indoor, he also obtained 10"8 on 100 metres and 21"39 on 200. His personal best time is 46"15 seconds, achieved in August 1988 in Sestriere. However, his best outdoor performance was probably one month before in Turin when, although running in the first lane, he ran in 46"17 winning the 400 metres at Italian Championship for Clubs. He was trained by Graziano Della Valle in Pavia together with Tiziano Gemelli (46"31) and Marco Michieli (47"04), who belonged to the same sport club.
National championships
He has won one time the individual national championship.