 Ceccarelli at theEuropean Indoor Championships inIstanbul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletica Firenze Marathon[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Marco Del Medico[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Samuele Ceccarelli (born 9 January 2000)[2] is an Italiansprinter. He won the gold medal in the60 metres at the2023 European Indoor Championships, defeating compatriot and Olympic championMarcell Jacobs.
Ceccarelli won the Italian 60 m title in 2023, beating Jacobs as well.[3]
Samuele Ceccarelli trained inkarate initially until the age of 15. He switched toathletics at age 16.[4]
He won several medals at the national under-20 level between 2018 and 2019. In January 2019, the 19-year-old set a60 metres personal best of 6.72 seconds while still an U20 athlete.[2]
His progress in following three years was hampered by persistent injuries and frequent micro-fractures.[4]
In February 2023, he won his first national senior title with 60 m victory at theItalian Athletics Indoor Championships inAncona, beating Olympic championMarcell Jacobs. Ceccarelli repeated that feat on a European stage atIstanbul 2023 the following month for an Italian 1–2.[4] He set a new personal best of 6.47 s in the semi-finals to move up to second on the Italian all-time list (behind only Jacobs) and fifth on the European one.[5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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| 2019 | European U20 Championships |  Borås | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.62 |
| 2021 | European U23 Championships |  Tallinn | 15th (h) | 100 m | 10.52 |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.52 | |||
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships |  Istanbul | 1st | 60 m | 6.48[6] |
| European Team Championships |  Chorzów | 1st | 100 m | 10.13PB | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.47 |
