Jacques Riparelli (born 27 March 1983 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Italy.[1]
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1983 Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||
| Club | C.S. Aeronautica Militare | ||||||||
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Biography
editHis father is Italian, mother is Cameroonian. Jacques Riparelli moved with his family to Italy at the age of four.
Riparelli represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Fabio Cerutti, Simone Collio and Emanuele di Gregorio. In their qualification heat they were disqualified and eliminated.[1] He competed in the same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2008 | Olympic Games |  Beijing
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DNF | 4×100 metres relay | - | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games |  London
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Heat | 4×100 metres relay | 35.58 | 
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| 2013 | Mediterranean Games |  Mersin
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1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.06 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Athlete biography: Jacques Riparelli". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Jacques Riparelli Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
External links
edit- Jacques Riparelli at World Athletics
- Jacques Riparelli at European Athletics
- Jacques Riparelli at FIDAL (in Italian)
- Jacques Riparelli at Olympics.com
- Jacques Riparelli at Olympic.org (archived)
- Jacques Riparelli at Olympedia
