Bella Pasquali

Bella Pasquali

Personal information
Born	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400m: 53.09s (2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Australia World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 4x400 m mixed 2024 Lima 4x400 m relay

Bella Pasquali (born 4 October 2006) is an Australian sprinter.[1]

Career

She won the U17 400 metres at the Australian All Schools Championship in Adelaide in December 2022.[2] In April 2023, at the age of 16 years-old she won the Stawell Gift event in Australia.[3][4] That year, she also won the Rye Gift event, part of the Victorian Athletics League.[5]

She won gold in the mixed 4x400 metres relay and silver in the women's 4x400m relay at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[6][7][8]

Personal life

She is from Wangaratta in Victoria.[9][10] Her parents Wally and Anna were also athletes in Australia.[11][12]

References

1. "Bella Pasquali". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Bella Pasquali a Champion". edge1021.com. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
3. Tervet, Steve (April 10, 2023). "Bella Pasquali from Wangaratta wins the Stawell Gift". bordermail. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
4. Tu, Jessie (April 11, 2023). "Teenager Bella Pasquali beats mother's opponent from 8 years ago to win country's richest foot race". womensagenda.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
5. Mack, Willson (January 18, 2023). "Rye Gift success for Pasquali". Alpine Observer. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
6. "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia record their best medal haul with three silvers and a bronze on final day". Olympics.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
7. "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia set new national record in mixed 4x400m to win gold medal". Olympics.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
8. "Golden Start In Lima - Australian Mixed Relay Team Claim World Under 20". Runnerstribe. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
9. Moir, Andrew (January 24, 2024). "Wangaratta's Bella Pasquali races at home for first time since Stawell win". Bordermail. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
10. Zimmermann, Bailey (March 26, 2024). "Defending the sash". Wangaratta Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
11. "WOMEN IN PRO RUNNING: ANNA AND BELLA PASQUALI FOLLOW IN NICKY COUGHLIN'S FOOTSTEPS". stawellgift.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
12. Gleeson, Michael (10 April 2023). "An Essendon connection and a family affair: The two teenagers who won the Stawell Gift". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2024.