INFANTINO Antonio

Italy

Athletics

Date of Birth: 22 Mar 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : LONDON

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 200m

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 200m Round 1 - Heat 5	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	200m
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (20.89)

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

Hobbies:

Music, film, documentaries. (sportsforchampions.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

Club name:

Athletic Club 96 Alperia [Bolzano, ITA]

Coach:

Thomas Sparks

Other sports:

He played football at the youth academy of English football club Watford. (qebarnet.co.uk, 15 Mar 2021)

Start:

He began sprint training at age 14. (sportsforchampions.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Reason:

He was inspired by Usain Bolt's victory in the 100m and 200m at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. "I was a part of the football academy in school. I always played on the wing, which includes a lot of running on and off the ball. If you have ever played football then you will know that it is a very harsh game. I began sprinting after that stint at the age of 14 and immediately found I was quite suited for sprinting." (sportsforchampions.com, 01 Jan 2021; qebarnet.co.uk, 15 Mar 2021)

Ambition:

To make the final in the 4x100m relay at 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, to win a medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, to win a medal at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Germany, and to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (qebarnet.co.uk, 15 Mar 2021)

Hero:

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (qebarnet.co.uk, 15 Mar 2021)

Influence:

His parents. (qebarnet.co.uk, 15 Mar 2021)

General Interest

General
ENGLAND AND ITALY
Born in Welwyn Garden City, England, to Italian parents, he was competed at national level in England before choosing to represent Italy at international level. (haileybury.com, 18 Sep 2017; fidal.it, 01 Jan 2021)

RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
He considered retiring from the sport after a bad run of form in 2018. "That taught me that you are going to fail [and] if you fail, you are going to learn. I have lost more races than I have won, but I think I have learned more from my failures than from the races I have won. So, keep patient and keep persevering and you can still achieve what you want to achieve." (qebarnet.co.uk, 15 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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