Anna Riccardi (ITA)

Anna Riccardi (ITA)

Date of birth 5 June 1959

Nationality Italian

Languages Italian, English, French, Spanish

 

Profession

Manager – FIDAL International & Marketing Departments

 

Positions held within the IAAF

IAAF Council Member since 2007

IAAF Technical Committee Member since 1999   

 

Positions held within Member Federation

Since 1982 employed at the Italian Federation of Athletics, International Department

 

Additional Information

Education:

Graduated from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Foreign Languages and Literature with full marks and honours

Master Degree in Literary Translations, English Studies, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”

Degree of Interpreter and Translator, Scuola Superiore per Interpreti e Traduttori, Rome

Career:

Since 1982    FIDAL (Italian Federation of Athletics), International Department

Since 1993    Coni (the Italian NOC), Olympic Preparation Department, with the special charge of the International Relations

Since 1995    Manager of FIDAL’s International Dept
Event Coordinator of the major international athletics events hosted in Italy:
Golden Gala, the IAAF Golden League Meeting yearly organised in Rome (up to 2004)

IAAF Grand Prix Final, Milan 1996

IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Turin 1997

European Cup in Combined Events, Bressanone 1998

European Cross Country Championships, Ferrara 1998

European Junior Championships in Athletics, Grosseto 2001

IAAF Race Walking World Cup, Torino 2002

IAAF World Junior Championships, Grosseto 2004

European Cross Country Championships, S. Giorgio su Legnano, 2006

European Cup First League, Milano 2007

Team Manager of the National Athletics Teams of Italy in all major competitions:
Olympic Games (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004),
IAAF World Championships (all editions since Goteborg ’95),
European Championships (Budapest ’98, Munich ’02, Goteborg ‘06),
European Cups (yearly event, since 1995), etc.

Other:
Member of the official Italian Delegations to the EAA (Europe) and IAAF Congresses.

Member of the European Competition Committee