Alessandra Gasparelli (born 3 September 2004) is a Sammarinese sprinter. She is the Sammarinese record holder in the 60 m, 100 m and 200 m. She competed over 100 m at the 2024 Olympic Games and over 60 m at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[2]
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| Born | 3 September 2004 Borgo Maggiore, San Marino |
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] |
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| Country | San Marino |
| Sport | Athletics |
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Career
editGasparelli made her first major championship appearance at the European Team Championships Third League in the 100 m and 100 m hurdles.[2] She followed this up by competing at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn, where she finished seventh in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals.[3]
In 2022, Gasparelli won the 100 m at the Championships of the Small States of Europe in a new personal best of 11.67s.[2] Later that year, she competed in the 100 m at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, she finished eighth in her heat with a time of 12.27s.[4]
At the Games of the Small States of Europe in Marsa, Malta, Gasparelli placed third with a wind-assisted time of 11.47. She had set a wind-legal personal best of 11.57 in the heats.[5]
In January 2024, Gasparelli ran a national record 7.37 seconds for the 60 m whilst competing in Ancona, Italy.[6] She subsequently competed in the 60 m at the World Indoor Championships placing sixth in her heat with a time of 7.45s.[7] She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100 m and was her country's flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[8][9][10] In her preliminary round, she finished 2nd with a time 11.62 to make it to the heats, where she ran a new Sanmarinese record of 11.54.[11]
She reached the final of the 60 metres at the 2025 Balkan Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade, finishing seventh in a time of 7.46 seconds.[12]
References
edit- ↑ Entry list - 2022 Mediterranean Games
- 1 2 3 "Alessandra GASPARELLI - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". europeanathletics.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "100 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (30 May 2023). "Sansovini and van der Weken claim sprint success on first day of Malta 2023". insidethegames. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Memorial Alessio Giovannini". World Athletics. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ↑ "60 Metres women summary". World Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "14 European athletes named as flag bearers for Paris 2024 Olympic Ceremony". europeanathletics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Olimpiadi: Alessandra Gasparelli pronta a scendere in pista allo Stade de France per i 100 m." [Olympics: Alessandra Gasparelli ready to take to the track at the Stade de France for the 100 m.]. Newsrimini.it (in Italian). 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Olimpiadi, San Marino sogna un'altra medaglia dopo Tokyo e si gode il record di Alessandra Gasparelli" [Olympics, San Marino dreams of another medal after Tokyo and enjoys Alessandra Gasparelli's record.]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "100 Metres women summary". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Balkan Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 15 Feb 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
