Gian Nicola Berardi

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Gian Nicola Berardi (born 21 February 1979) is a retired athlete from San Marino who specialised in the sprinting events. He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and three indoor World Championships.{{cite web|title= Gian Nicola Berardi|website=World Athletics|accessdate=30 April 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14225244}}

Career

Berardi made his major championship debut when running the 60 metres at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, Portugal, running 7.00 seconds in his qualifying heat for the 60m without successfully qualifying for the semi-finals.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6895058?eventId=10229683 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date= 9 March 2001|title=IAAF World Indoor Championships}} That summer, he competed in the 100 metres at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, running 10.80 seconds but not progressing to the semi-finals.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6900313?eventId=10229630 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date=12 July 2023 |title=Amsterdam U23 European Championships}} He subsequently represented San Marino at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada in August 2021, running 10.76 seconds to finish sixth in his preliminary heat.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6947294?eventId=10229630|date=21 August 2001|accessdate=30 April 2025|title=IAAF World Championships}}

He ran for San Marino at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany finishing seventh in his heat in a time of 10.73 seconds.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6916430?eventId=10229630 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date=6 August 2002 |title= München European Championships}} In March 2003, he competed over 60 metres in England, Birmingham at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships over 60 metres.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6927294?eventId=10229683 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date=14 March 2003 |title= Birmingham IAAF World Indoor Championships}} He also ran at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. {{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6930156?eventId=10229630 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date=23 August 2003 |title=IAAF World Championships}}

In March 2004, he competed over 60 metres in Budapest, Hungary at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships over 60 metres. {{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6911964?eventId=10229683 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date=5 March 2004|title= Budapest IAAF World Indoor Championships}} He competed for San Marino at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, running 10.76 seconds for the 100 metres and not progressing through his preliminary heat.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/6913163?eventId=10229630 |accessdate=30 April 2025|date=25 August 2004|title= The XXVIII Olympic Games}}

Personal life

Apart from being a sprinter, he also represented San Marino in basketball.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fsp.sm/images/stories/download/40%20fsp.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154441/http://www.fsp.sm/images/stories/download/40%20fsp.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

Competition record

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{SMR}}
rowspan=4\|2001 \|World Indoor Championships \|Lisbon, Portugal \|43rd (h) \|60 m \|7.00
Games of the Small States of Europe \|Serravalle, San Marino \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|100 m \|10.62
World Championships \|Edmonton, Canada \|53rd (h) \|100 m \|10.76
Mediterranean Games \|Radès, Tunisia \|18th (h) \|100 m \|10.84
2002 \|European Championships \|Munich, Germany \|41st (h) \|100 m \|10.73
rowspan=5\|2003 \|World Indoor Championships \|Birmingham, England \|48th (h) \|60 m \|7.02
rowspan=3\|Games of the Small States of Europe \|rowspan=3\|Marsa, Malta \|4th \|100 m \|10.60
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|200 m \|21.68
bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|4 × 100 m relay \|41.71
World Championships \|Paris, France \|55th (h) \|100 m \|10.84
rowspan=2\|2004 \|World Indoor Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|48th (h) \|60 m \|7.01
Olympic Games \|Athens, Greece \|63rd (h) \|100 m \|10.76

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rowspan=4|2001

|World Indoor Championships

|Lisbon, Portugal

|43rd (h)

|60 m

|7.00

Games of the Small States of Europe

|Serravalle, San Marino

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|100 m

|10.62