Libania Grenot

Libania Grenot Martinez (born 12 July 1983) is a Cuban-born Italian former[3] athlete specialising in the 400 metres. Two times European champion (2014, 2016), she holds the Italian records in the 200 and 400 metres.[4]

Libania Grenot
Grenot, after her gold medal, at the 2016 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameLibania Grenot Martinez
National team
  • Cuba (2003-2007)
  • Italy: 25 caps (2008-2019)[1]
Citizenship
Born (1983-07-12) July 12, 1983
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Sprint
Retired2019
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 200 m: 22.56 (2016)
  • 400 m: 50.30 (2009)
  • 4x400 m: 3:25.16 (2016)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 2 0 3
Mediterranean Games 2 2 0
Total 4 2 3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Zürich400 m
Gold medal – first place2016 Amsterdam400 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 Barcelona400 m
Bronze medal – third place2010 Barcelona4x400 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Amsterdam4x400 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Pescara400 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Tarragona4x400 m
Silver medal – second place2013 Mersin200 m
Silver medal – second place2018 Tarragona400 m
Representing  Cuba
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
CAC Championships 0 0 2
Grenot en route her gold medal at the 2014 European Championships
Grenot at the 2018 Mediterranean Games

Biography

Born in Santiago de Cuba on 12 July 1983, Grenot started running at the age of 9. In 2003-05, she was a Cuban champion in the 400 metres. In 2006, she married an Italian man and relocated to Casal Palocco, a XXXIV zone of Rome.[5]

Grenot acquired Italian citizenship in 2008, and that same year, she broke an Italian record in the 400 meters with a time of 51.05 s and then 50.83 seconds.[5] The latter performance took place at the Beijing Olympics during the semi-final, but despite this effort she did not reach the final.[6] In 2009, she won a gold medal in the distance at the XVI Mediterranean Games with a time of 50.30 s, a new Italian record.[7]

In 2014, she won a gold medal in the 400 metres at the European Championships, becoming the first Italian woman to win an international track title since 1938.[8] Grenot repeated this achievement two years later.

Statistics

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Cuba
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 400 m 54.43
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th (h) 4×400 m 3:28.68
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 4th 400 m 52.23
5th 4×400 m 3:28.79
2005 Central American and Caribbean
Championships		 Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 400 m 51.53
3rd 4×400 m 3:33.85
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 34th (h) 400 m 53.05
Representing  Italy
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 10th (sf) 400 m 50.83 NR
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 1st 400 m 50.30 NR
World Championships Berlin, Germany 12th (sf) 400 m 50.85
12th (h) 4×400 m 3:31.05
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd [9] 400 m 50.43
3rd 4×400 m 3:25.71
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th (h) 4×400 m 3:26.48
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 400 m 52.57
10th (h) 4×400 m 3:31.64
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 400 m 51.18
11th (h) 4×400 m 3:29.01
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 200 m 23.20
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th (sf) 400 m 50.47
DQ 4×400 m 170.6[n 1]
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 6th 4×400 m 3:27.44
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 1st 400 m 51.10
7th 4×400 m 3:28.30
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 14th (sf) 400 m 51.14
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 400 m 50.73
3rd 4×400 m 3:27.49
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 8th 400 m 51.25
5th 4×400 m 3:27.05 [n 2]
2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas DQ 4×100 m R163.3(A)[n 3]
World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th (h) 4×400 m 3:27.81
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 2nd 400 m 51.32
1st 4×400 m 3:28.08
European Championships Berlin, Germany 9th (sf) 400 m 51.54
5th 4×400 m 3:28.62

National titles

Grenot won seven national championships at individual senior level (six as Italian, three as Cuban).[10]

See also

Notes
  1. Finishing the race without the baton. 3:29.62 in the heats.
  2. Italian squad set the national record in the heats with a time of 3:25.16. It would have been 3rd result in the final
  3. Lane infringement

References
  1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. "Libania Grenot - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. Benatti, Andrea (25 April 2019). "Libania Grenot si è ritirata! Diventerà mamma..." Queen Atletica | AtleticaLive.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "PRIMATI E MIGLIORI PRESTAZIONI ITALIANE" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. "La Grenot incanta: record italiano in 51.05". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. "Libania GRENOT – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. "Pescara 2009, Atletica: Grenot oro e record Italiano 400 metri". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2 July 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  8. Mills, Steven (26 August 2014). "European Championships: Women's events facts and stats". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. "A Grenot il bronzo europeo di Barcellona 2010". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  10. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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