Irene Siragusa

Irene Siragusa (born 23 June 1993) is an Italian sprinter,[2] which participated at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships.[3] She won two individual medals at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Irene Siragusa

Irene Siragusa in 2018
Personal information
Born	23 June 1993 Poggibonsi, Italy[1]
Education	Foreigners University of Siena
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprinting
Club	CS Esercito (Army)
Coached by	Vanna Radi
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.21 (2018) 200 m: 22.96 (2017)
Medal record Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei 200 metres 2017 Taipei 100 metres European U23 Championships 2011 Tallinn 4x100 metres relay 2013 Tampere 4x100 metres relay European Junior Championships 2011 Tallinn 4x100 metres relay

Biography

She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing and in 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London. Before turning to athletics, she practiced artistic roller skating.[1] She won four times the national championships at individual senior level.[4]

National records

• 4×100 m relay: 42.90 ( Doha, 4 October 2019), she ran final leg in the team with Johanelis Herrera, Gloria Hooper, Anna Bongiorni - current holder[5]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres: 11.21 (+1.1 m/s; Orvieto, 17 June 2018)
• 200 metres: 22.96 (–1.4 m/s; Taipei, 26 August 2017)

Indoor

• 60 metres: 7.32 (Ancona, 18 February 2018)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	9th (h)	200 m	24.01
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.52
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	10th (sf)	200 m	23.75
			9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	45.15
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	7th	100 m	11.78
			14th (sf)	200 m	24.08
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.86
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	20th (sf)	100 m	11.53
			20th (sf)	200 m	23.50
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	43.26
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	6th	100 m	11.75
			16th (h)	200 m	24.06	(w)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.06
	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.22
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	22nd (h)	100 m	11.78
			22nd (h)	200 m	23.87
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.57
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	34th (h)	200 m	23.73
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	100 m	11.31	PB
			1st	200 m	22.96	PB
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	200 m	23.11
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	23rd (sf)	100 m	11.60
			15th (sf)	200 m	23.30
			7th	4 × 100 m relay	43.42
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.29
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	4 × 100 m relay	42.98	[6]
	Military World Games	Wuhan, China	6th	200 m	23.76	[7]
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.95

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 100 metres: 2014, 2017
  • 200 metres: 2014, 2018
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 60 metres: 2020

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 4x100 metres relay

References

1. FIDAL profile
2. "Irene Siragusa". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
3. "Londra 2017 Media Guide - The "azzurri" at the World Championships" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. p. 42. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
4. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
5. "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale" (in Italian). fidal.it. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
6. The team ran her NR 42.90 in semi-final.
7. She ran her SB 23.69 in semi-final.

External links

• Irene Siragusa at World Athletics
• Irene Siragusa at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Irene Siragusa at Diamond League