Maria Enrica Spacca

Maria Enrica Spacca
	Maria Enrica Spacca in 2013.
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	March 20, 1986 (age 38); L'Aquila, Italy
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	G.S. Forestale
Coached by	Roberto Bonomi
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 m: 52.53 (2012);
Medal record
European Championships
European Team Championships
Mediterranean Games

Maria Enrica Spacca (L'Aquila, 20 March 1986) is an Italian sprinter (400 m). She was a component of the national relay team that holds the two Italian records (outdoor and indoor) at the 4x400 m relay.

Biography

In her career she has twice won the national championships. She has 24 caps for the national team from 2006.^[1]

National records

4x400 metres relay: 3:25.71 ( Barcelona, 1 August 2010) - with Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Libania Grenot
4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.99 ( Sopot, 8 March 2014) - with Chiara Bazzoni, Marta Milani, Elena Maria Bonfanti
4x400 metres relay indoor: 3:31.55 ( Birmingham, 4 March 2018) - current holder with Ayomide Folorunso, Raphaela Lukudo, Chiara Bazzoni^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2009	World Championships	Berlin	Heats	4x400 m relay	3:31.05
2010	European Championships	Barcelona	3rd	4x400 m relay	3:25.71
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris	4th	4x400 m relay	3:33.70
2011	World Championships	Daegu	Heat	4x400 m relay	3:26.48
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul	Heat	4x400 m relay	3:31.05
	Summer Olympics	London	Heat	4x400 m relay	3:29.01
	European Championships	Helsinki	SF	400 metres	53.02
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin	1st	4×400 m relay	3.32.44
2013	World Championships	Moscow	Final	4x400 m relay	NM	DQ
2014	World Relays	Nassau	6th	4×400 m relay	3.27.44
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam	3rd	4×400 m relay	3.27.49
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	6th	4×400 m relay	3.27.05	^[3]

National titles

1 win at the 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (2012)^[4]
1 win at the 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (2012)^[5]

References

^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ Italy ran a better crono, 3:25.16 (National record) in semi-finals.
^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

External links

Maria Enrica Spacca at World Athletics
Maria Enrica Spacca at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
Maria Enrica Spacca at Olympedia
Maria Enrica Spacca at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)

[1] Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.

[2] "Women's 4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[3] Italy ran a better crono, 3:25.16 (National record) in semi-finals.

[4] "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

[5] "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

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