Arianna De Masi

Arianna De Masi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11.26 (2024)
200m 23.27 (2024)

Arianna De Masi (born 2 June 1999) is an Italian sprinter. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 4 x 100 metres relay, and in the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Career

In April 2024, she lowered her 100 metres personal best to 11.30 seconds.[1] She was part of the Italian 4 x 100 metres relay team that competed at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas, and successfully qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[2][3] In May 2024, she lowered her 200 metres personal best to 23.46 running in Brussels, Belgium.[4]

She competed for Italy at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, as part of the 4 x 100 metres relay team in June 2024, although they failed to progress through the heats and into the final.[5] Later that month, he finished as runner-up to Zaynab Dosso over 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships in La Spezia, in a time of 11.28 seconds.[6][7] She also placed fifth overall in the 200 metres race at the championships in a time of 23.27 seconds.[8] She subsequently competed as part of the Italian team in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, alongside Dosso, Dalia Kaddari and Irene Siragusa, although they again did not progress into the final from their qualifying heat.[9][10]

She finished fourth over 60 meters at the Italian Indoor Athletics Championships in February 2025, running 7.30 seconds.[11] She was selected for the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, Netherlands, where she ran 7.36 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[12][13]

Personal life

She is from Lombardy and attended Istituto Parini Cecina in Milan.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Arianna De Masi explodes in the 100 in Florence with 11"30". sprintnews.it. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Exploit di Arianna De Masi, qualificata per le Olimpiadi: "Ho la Val Tidone nel cuore"". liberta.it. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Bruxelles: Arianna De Masi si migliora di quasi un secondo sui 200 – Cathelijn Peeters miglior tempo europeo del 2024 sui 400hs". atleticlive.it. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "EuropeN Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Italian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Italian triple jump title for Dallavalle, silver for De Masi in the 100m". piacenzasers. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Italian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Athletics, the 4x100 women's lineup at the Olympics: Dosso launches Italy in pursuit of the final". oasport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Italian Indoor Athletics Championships". 27 February 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Women's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Europei indoor: 39 azzurri per Apeldoorn". Fidal.it. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Arianna De Masi, the Milanese relay runner at her first Olympics: "There is so much beauty in the effort, we want the final"". milan.corriere. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Arianna De Masi: the athletics champion ready to shine at the 2024 Paris Games". gaeta.it. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.