Alessandro Attene

Recanati’s Alessandro Attene was an Italian sprinter who started with Atletica Avis Macerata alongside coach Sergio Biagetti, who followed him when Attene moved to the Fiamme Azzurre military corps (prison guards). Internationally Attene competed at two World Championships (1997 and 2001), while at the Sydney Games, after having performed very well in the quarterfinals with a mark of 45.35, at the time the second best all-time Italian performance by just 9/100ths of a second, he struggled in the semi-finals and failed to qualify for the final.

His best international performances were at the 2005 Mediterranean Games with gold in 4x100 relay and silver in the 200 metres with 20.97, a time 4/10ths of a second off his personal best (20.57). Attene won 16 international caps from 1997-2005. His only individual national title was the 2004 200 metres. Attene worked as a mechanics expert and was passionate about computer science and photography.

Personal Best: 400 – 45.35 (2000).