Diego Pettorossi

Diego Pettorossi
	Pettorossi in 2022
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	13 January 1997 (age 27); Bologna, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Libertas Unicusano Livorno
Coached by	Leonardo Righi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.36 (2022); 200 m: 20.54 (2022);
Medal record
Mediterranean Games

Diego Aldo Pettorossi (born 13 January 1997) is an Italian sprinter.^[2]

Biography

Born in Bologna to an Ivorian father, adopted by an Italian family from Marche, and to a Sardinian mother from Alghero.^[3] He started playing basketball in Bologna, and took up athletics by joining Cus Bologna when he was 14.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran	2nd	200 m	20.65
2022	Mediterranean Games	Oran	1st	4×100 m relay	38.95	SB

National titles

Pettorossi won a national championships at individual senior level.^[4]

Italian Athletics Championships
- 200 m: 2022

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Diego Aldo Pettorossi Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "Diego Aldo Pettorossi Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Maroni, Beatrice (5 May 2021). "«Innamorato dell'atletica e di Bologna»". InCronaca (in Italian). University of Bologna. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "Pettorossi campione italiano. Bene Picchiottino nella marcia". iltelegrafolivorno.it (in Italian). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.