Dalia_Kaddari
Dalia Kaddari
Italian sprinter (born 2001)
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.
 Kaddari in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Italy (1 cap)[1] |
| Born | (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Club | Fiamme Oro As Tespiense Quartu[1] |
| Coached by | Fabrizio Fanni |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
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]
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.
International competitions
| 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 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.84 |
National titles
- "Dalia Kaddari – Athlete Profile". Fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Dalia KADDARI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Campionati italiani atletica 2020, primo titolo assoluto per Larissa Iapichino" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- "Assoluti: altri 4 azzurri allo standard olimpico" (in Italian). fidal.it. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- Dalia Kaddari at World Athletics
- Dalia Kaddari at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Dalia Kaddari at Olympics.com
- Dalia Kaddari at Olympedia
- Dalia Kaddari at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
