Enrico Saraceni
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Giorgio Enrico Saraceni is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is an Italian athlete, known for setting the M40 division Masters Athletics World Record
Masters Athletics World Records
These are the current world records in the various age groups of Masters athletics. Starting at age 35, each age group starts on the athlete's birthday in years that are evenly divisible by 5 and extends until the next such occurrence. For record purposes, older athletes are not included in...
in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
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His first known results date to 1995 in the European athletic competition for postal workers. In 2001 he was the Italian champion in the Indoor 400 metres, running 47.56. Later that year, he also set his personal best 46.86, at the age of 37 at Brixen
Brixen
Brixen is the name of two cities in the Alps:*Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy*Brixen im Thale, Tyrol, AustriaBrixen may also refer to:*Bishopric of Brixen, the former north-Italian state....
, which qualified him to represent Italy in the European Cup
European Cup (athletics)
The European Cup is a now defunct athletics competition, replaced by the European Team Championships from 2009 onwards. The Europa Cup saw most of the major nations of Europe compete. Originally known as the Bruno Zauli Cup, it first took place in Stuttgart and Kassel , Germany in 1965...
in Bremen, Germany, as well as participating as the 3rd leg on the 4x400 relay.
As a Masters athlete after turning 40 in 2004, he won the European Masters Championships at Aarhus, Denmark, winning both the 200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
and 400 metres, setting the record at 47.82. The record was formerly held by Olympic champion Lee Evans
Lee Evans (athlete)
Lee Edward Evans is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Olympics....
. Since then he has also added the world record in the Indoor 400 metres at 48.95 set at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Clermont-Ferrand, France in 2008. Saraceni has won numerous additional world championships in the Masters division.