GALVAN Matteo

Italy

Athletics

Date of Birth: 24 Aug 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: VICENZA

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : RIETI

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 4 x 400m Relay ITA Italy	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	200m	400m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (20.88)	Round 1 (46.07)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 100m	4 x 400m
2019	Doha, QAT	-	-	6th (3:02.78)
2013	Moscow, RUS	SF (45.69)	Heats (38.49)	Heats (3:03.88)
2009	Berlin, GER	SF (46.87)	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	400m	4 x 400m
2018	Berlin, GER	SF (45.17)	6th (3:02.34)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Teo. (sport.sky.it, 24 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Family:

Partner Gaia Sabbatini

Languages spoken:

Italian

Club name:

Fiamme Gialle [Italy]

Coach:

Maria Chiara Milardi [personal], ITA, from 2013; Filippo Di Mulo [national], ITA

Sporting relatives:

His partner Gaia Sabbatini is a middle-distance runner. She reached the final of the 1500m at the 2017 European Under 20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy. (fidal.it, 05 Jul 2019)

Injuries:

He injured the Achilles tendon in his left leg in May 2012, and in his right leg in August 2010. (gazzetta.it, 25 Jun 2016)

Start:

He began athletics in 2004 at high school. (fidal.it, 07 Jul 2016)

Training:

He trains in Rieta, Italy. (ansa.it, 15 Jun 2019)

Hero:

US professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. "Not for his flexing but for his approach to fighting and for never having lost as a professional." (sport.sky.it, 24 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
TRAINING
He trained under the guidance of Umberto Pegoraro in Italy before moving to Florida in the United States of America to train with Loren Seagrave. In 2013 he returned to train in Rieti, Italy with Maria Chiara Milardi. (fidal.it, 25 Jun 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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