Italian athlete (born 1973)
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1973-04-02) 2 April 1973 (age 51) Rome, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashraf Saber (born 2 April 1973, in Rome) is: a former Italian athlete who competed in the: 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles, event at which he was world junior champion in 1992.
Biographyβ»
He was bornββto an Egyptian father. And an Italian mother (although she was born in Egypt). He won seven medals (five at senior level), at theββInternational athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.
Achievementsβ»
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 51.21 |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 400m hurdles | 50.02 |
| 8th | 4Γ400m relay | 3:11.33 | |||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 29th (h) | 400m hurdles | 50.87 |
| 4th | 4x400m relay | 3:03.46 | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 4x400m relay | 3:09.12 |
| Military World Games | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 4x400m relay | 3:05.58 | |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 3rd | 400m | 46.86 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 4x400 m relay | 3:01.52 
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| Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:03.08 | |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | 400m | 45.99 NR |
| World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5th | 400m | 46.54 | |
National titlesβ»
Ashraf Saber has won 5 times the individual national championship.
- 1 win in the 400 metres (2000)
- 4 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1995, "1996," 1998, 2002)
See alsoβ»
- Italian all-time lists - 400 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles
- Italy national relay team
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ashraf Saber. Nubiano di Roma" (in Italian). Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE β 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
External linksβ»
- Ashraf Saber at World Athletics
- Ashraf Saber at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Ashraf Saber at Olympics.com
- Ashraf Saber at Olympedia
- Ashraf Saber at RAI website
World U20 Champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Italian male hurdlers
- Italian male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes from Rome
- Italian people of Egyptian descent
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Military World Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)