Jacques Riparelli
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Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
sprint athlete
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
who competes internationally for Italy
Italy
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His father is Italian, mother is Cameroonian. Jacques Riparelli moved along with his family to Italy at the age of four.
Riparelli represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China.The country sent a delegation of 344 athletes to compete.-Medalists:- Archery:...
in Beijing
Beijing
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. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Fabio Cerutti
Fabio Cerutti
Fabio Cerutti is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.- Biography :He finished sixth in 60 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. In Beijing he finished...
, Simone Collio
Simone Collio
Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro...
and Emanuele di Gregorio
Emanuele di Gregorio
Emanuele Di Gregorio is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy....
. In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated.