Fausto Desalu
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Eseosa Fostine "Fausto" Desalu (born 19 February 1994) is an Italian sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres winning a silver medal in that event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games[1] and a gold medal in the 4×100 m relay at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Full name | Eseosa Fostine Desalu |
National team | Italy |
Born | (1994-02-19) 19 February 1994 (age 30) Casalmaggiore, Italy |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle |
Coached by | Giangiacomo Contini |
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He was the 200 metres gold medallist at the 2015 Military World Games. He holds a best of 20.13 seconds for the distance, set in 2018.