Luigi_Conti_(athlete)

Luigi Conti (athlete)

Luigi Conti (athlete)

Italian long-distance runner

Luigi Conti (born 11 September 1937) is a retired Italian long-distance runner.[1]

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Biography

He finished 12th in the 5000 metres event of the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Rancio in the Province of Como and ran for the Centro Sportivo Esercito military sports club.[1] He also represented his nation at the 1966 European Athletics Championships, where he ran in the marathon, but failed to finish.[2]

He was a five-time national champion at the Italian Athletics Championships, winning the 5000 m in 1959, 1960 and 1963, as well as the 10,000 metres in 1960 and 1963. He also won the Italian cross country running title in 1962 and 1965.[3] He held a personal best of 14:01.55 minutes for the 5000 m.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Luigi Conti. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK, pp. 397-405. European Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-07-20.
  3. [3]
    Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-20.
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