Luca Sito
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 45.35 (Montreuil, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Luca Sito (born 12 May 2003) is an Italian sprinter.[1]
Early life[edit]
He was born and raised in Milan, although he has family from Naples. He was a keen football player before focusing on athletics.[2]
Career[edit]
He was a gold medalist in the 4x400m at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[3]
In April 2024, he lowered his personal best for the 400 metres to 45.65 in Firenze.[4] He ran as part of the Italian 4x400m relay team at the World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[5] That month, he ran a 45.35 personal best for the 400 metres in Montreuil.[6]
He was a silver medalist as part of the Italian mixed 4x400m relay team at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.
References[edit]
- ^ "Luca Sito". World Athletics.
- ^ "Luca Sito, the arrow of the 4x400: «I, the son of a Vomero native, bring Naples and Maradona to the Paris Olympics»". Napoli.corriere.it. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Luca Sito, gold at the Under23 European Athletics Championships: «I dream of the 2024 Olympics»". Giornaledisegrate.it. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Athletics, Luca Sito is a candidate for the 400m: promising time. De Masi 100 as a surprise. Chituru Ali opens up about spuria at the Florence Sprint Festival". oasport.it. April 13, 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ de Laurentiis, Tommaso (May 16, 2024). "Athletics: Luca Sito wins in the 400 meters in Montreuil, season best in 45.35". Sportface. Retrieved 7 June 2024.