LEONARDI Giuseppe

Italy

Athletics

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CATANIA

Birth Country:

Italy

Place of residence : CATANIA

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:

European Games

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 400m	Medley Relay

Year	Location	4 x 400m	Medley Relay
2019	Yokohama, JPN	4th (3:20.28)	-
2019	Minsk, BLR	-	3rd (4:29.07)

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:

Wakeboarding and water sports, coding websites. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Armed Forces Athlete

Education:

Accounting

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

Club name:

Carabinieri Bologna [Italy]

Coach:

Filippo Di Mulo

Sporting relatives:

His mother Carmen D'Agata was a middle distance runner at elite level. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2021; ilfattoquotidiano.it, 10 Oct 2020)

Injuries:

He had a hamstring strain in 2020. (lasicilia.it, 28 Aug 2020)

He was sidelined for almost a year by a benign tumor in 2014. (ilfattoquotidiano.it, 10 Oct 2020)

He was battling back problem in 2013. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2021)

Start:

He took up athletics in 2007. (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2021)

Reason:

He was intrigued after watching a video on the history of the Olympics and was following the footsteps of his mother Carmen D'Agata who was a middle distance runner. "I remember as a child I saw a black and white cassette about the Olympics, that was the beginning, from there I understood what I wanted to do in life and I set myself a goal - to participate in at least one Olympics in the my life." (fidal.it, 01 Jan 2021; ilsentieroalternativo.blogspot.com, 01 Aug 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lasicilia.it, 28 Aug 2020)

Influence:

Coach Filippo Di Mulo, his parents. (ilsentieroalternativo.blogspot.com, 01 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
COMEBACK FROM TUMOR
He was sidelined by a benign tumour in 2014, and admitted that it was sport that helped him discover the problem before it worsened. "I feel lucky because thanks to athletics I was able to discover and treat it in time. My sport has saved my life." (ilfattoquotidiano.it, 10 Oct 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RunnerGL
https://instagram.com/giuseleonardi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giuseppe-leonardi-b53a6316b

Legend

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

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