Paolo Catalano is a retired Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 sprinter who specialized in 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...

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He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay

1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 x 100 metres relay

The 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Stadio Olimpico on September 5 and September 6.-Medals:-Records:Existing records at the start of the event.-Heats:All times shown are in seconds.-Heat 1:...

 at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics

The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

, with teammates Ezio Madonia

Ezio Madonia

Ezio Madonia is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.In 4 x 100 m relay he helped win bronze medals at the 1990 European Championships in Split, 1994 European Championships in Helsinki and 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg...

, Domenico Gorla

Domenico Gorla

Domenico Gorla is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1987 World Championships, with teammates Ezio Madonia, Paolo Catalano and Pierfrancesco Pavoni....

 and Pierfrancesco Pavoni

Pierfrancesco Pavoni

Pierfrancesco Pavoni is a retired sprinter from Italy. His greatest achievements were the 1982 European Championships silver medal as well as two World Indoor bronze medals. His personal times were both achieved in 1987: 10.22 seconds over 100 metres and 20.38 seconds over 200 metres...

. He also competed at the World Indoor Championships in 1989

1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. There were a total number of 373 participating athletes from 62 countries.-Men:1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993...

 and 1991

1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event...

 without reaching the final.

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.99 seconds, achieved in February 1989 in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

. His personal best 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

 time was 10.61 seconds, achieved in August 1990 in Sestriere

Sestriere

Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....

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