Dalia Kaddari (born 23 March 2001)[2] is an Italian athlete sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. She won a gold medal at the 2021 European U23 Championships. Kaddari is also a two time Italian champion in the event.

Dalia Kaddari
Kaddari in 2017
Personal information
National teamItaly (1 cap)[1]
Born (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23)
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubFiamme Oro
As Tespiense Quartu[1]
Coached byFabrizio Fanni
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich 4×100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 200 m
European Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chorzów 200 m
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 200 m

At the age of 17, Kaddari was the 2018 Youth Olympic 200 m silver medallist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 200 m.[3]

Biography

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Kaddari was born on 23 March 2001 in Cagliari, Sardinia, to an Italian mother and Moroccan-born father.[4]

Growing up, she set consecutive Italian records in her signature event of the 200 metres. Aged 17, she won a silver medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires with a national under-18 best time of 23.45 seconds.

In 2019-20, she set national indoor under-20 records, ultimately lowering it to 23.85 s. In August 2020, while still a junior, Kaddari took a gold medal in the outdoor event at the Italian Championships, with a personal best of 23.30 s.[5] In September, she took 0.02 off the Italian under-20 record clocking 23.23 s in Bellinzona, Switzerland.

In May 2021, Kadari finished second at the European Team Championships, whose Super League events took place in Chorzów, Poland. She won her second Italian title in June, and the next month, she earned a gold medal at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

Statistics

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International competitions

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Representing   Italy
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2017 European U20 Championships   Grosseto SF 200 m 24.37
2018 European U18 Championships   Győr 4th 200 m 23.79
Youth Olympics   Buenos Aires 2nd 200 m 23.45 PB NU18B
2019 European U20 Championships   Borås 6th 200 m 23.78
2021 European Team Championships   Chorzów 2nd 200 m 22.89 PB EU23L
European U23 Championships   Tallinn 1st 200 m 22.64 PB EU23L
Olympic Games   Tokyo 23rd (sf) 200 m 23.41
2022 World Championships   Eugene 19th (sf) 200 m 22.86
2022 European Championships   Munich 7th 200 m 23.19 [a]
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.84

National titles

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ She ran a better crono (23.06) in semifinals

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dalia Kaddari – Athlete Profile". Fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dalia KADDARI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletics KADDARI Dalia". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ Perlato, Massimiliano (13 January 2022). In movimento: L'universo femminile: tasselli globali di un unico mosaico (in Italian). AmicoLibro. p. 404. ISBN 979-12-208-8575-1.
  5. ^ "Campionati italiani atletica 2020, primo titolo assoluto per Larissa Iapichino" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  6. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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