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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1969-06-28)28 June 1969 (age 56) Livorno, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 inLivorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the1999 World Championships.
Fabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at theInternational athletics competitions, five of these withnational relays team.[1] He represented in theGolden Gala eight times between 1992 and 2002.[2] His greatest success was in 1999 when he copped the gold medal at the World Championship, beating athletes such asBryan Bronson,Stephane Diagana andSamuel Matete. In 2010 he was ranked 16th in the world along withDerrick Adkins of the United States with his 47.54 best time[3] This also makes him the third fastest European ever[4]
Mori announced his retirement fromprofessional athletics in 2006 in front of the2006 Winter Olympics crowd gathered in his homeland,Turin, Italy. His personal best over400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He participated at three editions of theSummer Olympics (1992, 1996, 2000), he has 32 caps innational team from 1988 to 2002.[5]
He finished the season 11 times in worldtop 25, in 1999 he was World Leader.[6]
| Year | Time | Venue | Date | World Rank |
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| 2005 | 50.06 | 3 Jun | ||
| 2003 | 50.18 | 21 Jun | ||
| 2002 | 48.23 | 12 Jul | 8th | |
| 2001 | 47.54 | 10 Aug | 2nd | |
| 2000 | 48.40 | 25 Sep | 10th | |
| 1999 | 47.72 | 27 Aug | 1st | |
| 1998 | 48.36 | 14 Jul | 11th | |
| 1997 | 47.79 | 16 Aug | 3rd | |
| 1996 | 48.33 | 26 May | 13th | |
| 1995 | 49.27 | 6 May | ||
| 1994 | 49.24 | 8 Jun | 19th | |
| 1993 | 49.23 | 17 Aug | 24th | |
| 1992 | 49.16 | 3 Aug | 23rd | |
| 1991 | 48.92 | 25 Aug | 11th | |
| 1990 | 52.00 | 1 Jan | ||
| 1989 | 49.86 | 21 Jun | ||
| 1988 | 51.46 | 9 Jul | ||
| 1987 | 52.55 | 1 Jan |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 14th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.54 |
| — | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
| 1991 | Mediterranean Games | Athens,Greece | 2nd | 400 metres hurdles | 49.85 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki,Finland | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 66.35 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.71 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens,Greece | 4th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.05 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:01.52 | |||
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 400 metres hurdles | 48.71 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 400 metres hurdles | 47.72 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 7th | 400 metres hurdles | 48.78[7] |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 400 metres hurdles | 47.54 |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | 400 metres hurdles | 49.05 |
He has won3 times the individualnational championship.[8]
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| Preceded by | Men's 400 m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1999 | Succeeded by |