en Sergio Bello

Sergio Bello
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	6 May 1942 (age 82); Intra, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Club	Snia Milan
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400 metres: 46"53 (1968)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Italy
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
Universiade
Mediterranean Games

Sergio Bello (born 6 May 1942) is an Italian former sprinter, third with the 4x400 metres relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships. He was born in Intra.

Biography

Bello has 45 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1961 to 1972).^[1] In his career, he participated in three editions of the Olympic Games and won the Italian Athletics Championships 6 times.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1963	Universiade	Porto Alegre	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3'13"8	^[2]
1965	Universiade	Budapest	1st	400 metres	46"8	^[3]
1965	Universiade	Budapest	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3'08"5	^[2]
1966	European Indoor Games	Dortmund	2nd	Medley relay	3'22"2
1967	Mediterranean Games	Tunis	1st	400 metres	47"7	^[4]
	Mediterranean Games	Tunis	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3'12"6	^[2]
	Universiade	Tokyo	3rd	400 metres	46"7	^[3]
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City	7th	4 × 400 m relay	3'04"6
1971	Mediterranean Games	İzmir	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3'07"5	^[2]
1971	European Championships	Helsinki	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3'04"60

5 wins in 400 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)^[5]
1 win in 400 metres hurdles at the Italian Athletics Championships (1970)^[5]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 al 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.