- Matteo Galvan
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Medal record Competitor for 
ItalyMen's athletics European Indoor Championships Gold 2009 Turin 4x400 m European U23 Championships Silver 2009 Kaunas 4x400 m Mediterranean Games Silver 2009 Pescara 200 m Matteo Galvan (born 24 August 1988, Vicenza) is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 200 and 400 metres. His career highlight so far is the 2009 European Indoor Championships, where he placed sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in the relay.
Career
Galvan was born in Vicenza. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships, in a personal best time of 21.14 seconds.[1] At the 2006 World Junior Championships he was named as one of the prime members of the Italian squad.[2] He did reach the final round of the 200 metres, but was disqualified.[3] He also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay, but without reaching the final round. [4] In 2006 he achieved personal best times in the 100 and 200 metres, with 10.54 and 20.87 seconds respectively, both times set in July in Rieti.[1]
2007 and 2008 were low-key seasons for Galvan. He ran the 200 metres in 20.96 in June 2007, and the 400 metres in 47.10 in September 2007. He repeated this exact time in February 2008 in Genoa, during the indoor season.[1]
In February 2009 he ran the 400 metres in 46.26, at the Italian indoor championships in Turin. At that time it was the third fastest time in Europe and the sixth fastest in the world during the 2008–09 indoor season.[5] The 2009 European Indoor Championships was staged in the same city the next month, and, competing in the 400 metres, Galvan managed to place sixth in the final with the time 48.23.[1] On the next day he won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Jacopo Marin, Domenico Rao and Claudio Licciardello. Galvan ran the second leg.[6]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Italy2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 1st 4x400 m relay 6th 400 meters References
- ^ a b c d IAAF profile for Matteo Galvan. Retrieved on 9 March 2009.
- ^ FIDAL (25 July 2006). "Italy World Junior Squad announced". IAAF.org. http://www.iaaf.org/history/WJC/season=2006/eventCode=3486/news/kind=100/newsid=35439.html. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ "200 Metres - M - Qualification". IAAF. 18 August 2006. http://www.iaaf.org/history/WJC/season=2006/eventCode=3486/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=200/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ "4x100 Metres Relay - M - Heats". IAAF. 18 August 2006. http://www.iaaf.org/history/WJC/season=2006/eventCode=3486/results/bydiscipline/disctype=4/sex=M/discCode=4X1/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html#det. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (21 February 2009). "Licciardello dashes to 46.03 world lead in Turin – Italian champs Day 1". IAAF.org. http://www.iaaf.org/history/WJC/season=2006/eventCode=3486/news/kind=100/newsid=35439.html. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Results. 4x400m Relay Men". European Athletics. 8 March 2009. http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/framework/eaa2.asp?event_id=10000100000083&comp_id=28693&module=competition&show=RL&lang=en#round2360040. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
Categories:- 1988 births
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- Italian sprinters
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