Ashraf Saber

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 metres
400 metres hurdles

| club = G.S. Fiamme Gialle

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400 m: 45.05 (1993)
400 m hs: 49.09 (1993)

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Ashraf Saber (born 2 April 1973, in Rome) is a former Italian athlete who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles, event at which he was world junior champion in 1992.

Biography

He was born to an Egyptian father and an Italian mother (although she was born in Egypt).{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/7081557|title=Ashraf Saber. Nubiano di Roma|access-date=27 December 2012|language=it}} He won seven medals (five at senior level), at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=22 December 2012}}

Achievements

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{ITA}}
1991 \|European Junior Championships \|Thessaloniki, Greece \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400m hurdles \|51.21
rowspan=2\|1992 \|rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \|rowspan=2\|Seoul, South Korea \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|400m hurdles \|50.02
8th \|4×400m relay \|3:11.33
rowspan=2\|1994 \|rowspan=2\|European Championships \|rowspan=2\|Helsinki, Finland \|29th (h) \|400m hurdles \|50.87
4th \|4x400m relay \|3:03.46
rowspan=2\|1995 \|World Indoor Championships \|Barcelona, Spain \|bgcolor=silver\| 2nd \|4x400m relay \|3:09.12
Military World Games \|Rome, Italy \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4x400m relay \|3:05.58
1996 \|European Indoor Championships \|Stockholm, Sweden \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|400m \|46.86
rowspan=2\|1997 \|World Championships \|Athens, Greece \|8th \|4x400 m relay \|3:01.52 20px
Mediterranean Games \|Bari, Italy \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4x400 m relay \|3:03.08
rowspan=2\|1998 \|European Indoor Championships \|Valencia, Spain \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|400m \|45.99 NR
World Cup \|Johannesburg, South Africa \|5th \|400m \|46.54

colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}}

1991

|European Junior Championships

|Thessaloniki, Greece

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|400m hurdles

|51.21

rowspan=2|1992

|rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

|rowspan=2|Seoul, South Korea

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|400m hurdles

|50.02

8th

|4×400m relay

|3:11.33

rowspan=2|1994

|rowspan=2|European Championships

|rowspan=2|Helsinki, Finland

|29th (h)

|400m hurdles

|50.87

4th

|4x400m relay

|3:03.46

rowspan=2|1995

|World Indoor Championships

|Barcelona, Spain

|bgcolor=silver| 2nd

|4x400m relay

|3:09.12

Military World Games

|Rome, Italy

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4x400m relay

|3:05.58

1996

|European Indoor Championships

|Stockholm, Sweden

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|400m

|46.86

rowspan=2|1997

|8th

|3:01.52 20px

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4x400 m relay

|3:03.08

rowspan=2|1998

|European Indoor Championships

|Valencia, Spain

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|400m

|45.99 NR

World Cup

|Johannesburg, South Africa

|5th

|400m

|46.54

National titles

Ashraf Saber has won 5 times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |access-date=1 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm|title=ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=1 December 2012}}