Roberto Ribaud

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| nickname = Tristan

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 metres

| club = Pro Patria Milan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1961|6|30}}

| birth_place = Taranto, Italy

| residence = Bassano del Grappa, Italy

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| weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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400 m: 45.69 (1986)

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

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Roberto Ribaud (born 30 June 1961) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 meter dash.

Biography

Roberto Ribaud won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions,{{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=26 September 2013}} and won four edition of the individual national championship. He participated at one editions of the Summer Olympics (1984), he has 43 caps in national team from 1982 to 1990.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}

He holds the top three Italian best performance of all-time in the 4×400 metres relay, established between 1981 and 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/upload/files/Statistiche/alltimeoutdoor/italiaalltimeal4dicembre2012.pdf|title=LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|date=5 December 2012|access-date=26 September 2013}} His personal best time is 45.69 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, is today the 11th best Italian performance of all-time.

National records

4x400 metres relay: 3:01.42 ({{flagicon|YUG}} Zagreb, 16 August 1981) - with Stefano Malinverni, Alfonso Di Guida, Mauro Zuliani - current holder

Achievements

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
rowspan=2\|1982 \|align=left rowspan=2\|European Championships \|align=left rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|GRE}} Athens \|11th (sf) \|400m \|46.58 \|
6th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:03.21 \|
1983 \|align=left\| World Championships \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki \|5th \|4 × 400 m relay	3:05.10 \|
1984 \|align=left \|Olympic Games \|align=left \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Los Angeles \|5th \|4 × 400 m relay	3:01.44 \|
rowspan=2\|1986 \|align=left rowspan=2\|European Championships \|align=left rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Stuttgart \|12th (sf) \|400m \|46.22 \|
4th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:01.37 \|20px
rowspan=2\|1990 \|align=left rowspan=2\|European Championships \|align=left rowspan=2\|{{flagicon\|YUG}} Split \|15th (sf) \|400m \|47.39 \|
4th \|4 × 400 m relay \|3:01.78 \|

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Year

Competition

Venue

Position

Event

Time

Notes

rowspan=2|1982

|align=left rowspan=2|European Championships

|align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GRE}} Athens

|11th (sf)

|400m

|46.58

6th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:03.21

1983

|align=left| World Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki

|5th

|4 × 400 m relay

3:05.10

1984

|align=left |Olympic Games

|align=left |{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles

|5th

|4 × 400 m relay

3:01.44

rowspan=2|1986

|align=left rowspan=2|European Championships

|align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|GER}} Stuttgart

|12th (sf)

|400m

|46.22

4th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:01.37

|20px

rowspan=2|1990

|align=left rowspan=2|European Championships

|align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|YUG}} Split

|15th (sf)

|400m

|47.39

4th

|4 × 400 m relay

|3:01.78

National titles

He has won 4 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=26 September 2013|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=26 September 2013}}