PEDROSO Yadisleidis

Italy

Athletics

Date of Birth: 28 Jan 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Place of birth: HAVANA

Birth Country:

Cuba

Place of residence : SALERNO

Residence Country:

Italy

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 400m Hurdles

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m Hurdles Semi-Final 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	SF (55.78)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2019	Doha, QAT	SF (55.40)
2017	London, GBR	SF (55.95)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Heats (1:25.15)

European Championships

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2018	Berlin, GER	5th (55.80)

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

Year	400m Hurdles
2019	1 x 9th
2018	1 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
7	2018	400m Hurdles	Oslo, NOR	55.47
9	2019	400m Hurdles	Doha, QAT	57.20

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:

Yadis (fidal.it, 15 Jan 2016)

Hobbies:

Music, dancing, reading. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education - Higher Institute of Physical Culture Manuel Fajardo, Havana, CUB

Family:

Husband Massimo Matrone

Languages spoken:

Italian, Spanish

Club name:

CS Aeronautica Militare [Rome, ITA]

Coach:

Massimo Matrone [personal, husband], ITA

Sporting relatives:

She has been coached by her husband Massimo Matrone. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2020)

Injuries:

In January 2016 she underwent surgery after suffering an injury to her right hamstring in training. (fidal.it, 18 Jan 2015, 15 Jan 2015)

Start:

She began running the 400m hurdles at age 16. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2020)

Reason:

She initially played volleyball. "I liked it a lot, even more than athletics if I'm honest, but my coach told me I was not tall enough to be a hitter and I could do well in athletics instead." (corrieredellosport.it, 10 May 2013)

General Interest

General
COMPETING FOR ITALY
She represented Cuba in athletics earlier in her career, but she chose to switch to compete for Italy after marrying Massimo Matrone. She became eligible to represent her new country in December 2013. (fidal.it, 28 Jun 2014; corrieredellosport.it, 10 May 2013)

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Legend

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

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