SIRAGUSA Irene

Italy

Athletics

Date of Birth: 23 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Place of birth: POGGIBONSI

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : SIENA

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 4 x 100m Relay ITA Italy

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	200m	4 x 100m
2019	Doha, QAT	-	7th (42.98)
2017	London, GBR	Heats (23.73)	-
2015	Beijing, CHN	-	Heats (43.22)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 100m
2021	Chorzow, POL	1st (43.79)
2019	Yokohama, JPN	5th (44.29)

European Championships

Year	Location	100m	200m	4 x 100m
2018	Berlin, GER	SF (11.60)	SF (23.30)	7th (43.42)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	100m	200m
2018	-	1 x 9th
2017	1 x 9th	-

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
9	2018	200m	Rome, ITA	23.64
9	2017	100m	Rome, ITA	11.70

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:

Ire, Sira, Velocista con gli occhiali [sprinter with glasses]. (sport.sky.it, 25 Sep 2019; fidal.it, 06 Oct 2019; fidal.it, 23 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Serves in the Army

Education:

Linguistics, Tourism

Family:

Partner Lorenzo Centini

Languages spoken:

Italian

Club name:

CS Esercito [Italy]

Coach:

Filippo Di Mule [national], ITA; Vanna Radi [personal], ITA

Sporting relatives:

Her younger sister Ilaria competed in the 60m at the 2018 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships in Ancona, Italy. (fidal.it, 06 Oct 2019)

Start:

She took up athletics at school after switching from figure skating. (fidal.it, 06 Oct 2019; sport.sky.it, 25 Sep 2019)

Reason:

She was convinced to take up athletics by her mother Patrizia after she showed ability as a sprinter. (fidal.it, 06 Oct 2019)

Ambition:

To break the Italian 4x100m relay national record at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (fidal.it, 23 Jan 2020)

Hero:

Bulgarian athlete Ivet Lalova-Collio, Italian Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi. (sport.sky.it, 25 Sep 2019)

Philosophy:

"Eat pasta, run fasta." (sport.sky.it, 25 Sep 2019)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
After completing a bachelor's degree in linguistics and tourism, she completed a master's degree in advertising and event management at the University for Foreigners of Siena in Italy. (fidal.it, 23 Jan 2020, 06 Oct 2019)

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Legend

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

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