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Mario Longo
Italian sprinter
For the American soccer player, see Mario Longo (soccer).
Mario Longo (born 21 August 1964 in Naples) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | (1964-08-21) August 21, 1964 (age 59) Naples, Italy |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
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Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
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His personal best 100 metres time was 10.32 seconds, his personal best 200 metres time was 21.18 seconds. Both times were achieved in May 1998 in Naples.[1][2] He continued his racing career in masters athletics, also achieving some excellent results and records. For example, on 9 January 2010, in Ancona, Italy, he sets the world record master, with the time of 6.97, in the M45 category.[3][4]
More information Year, Competition ...
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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1990 | European Championships | Split | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.39 | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.52 | |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow | 8th | 60 m | 6.77 | [5] |
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Masters athletics
Longo won three-time outdoor World Masters Athletics Championships.[6]
More information Year, Competition ...
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2007 | World Championships | Riccione | 1st | 100 m M40 | 10.96 | |
1st | 200 m M40 | 22.29 | ||||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay M40 | 42.94 |
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- "Records Indoor Men". world-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- "Mondo Master: Botto di inizio anno: record mondiale di Longo nei 60!" (in Italian). webatletica.it. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- "I titoli mondiali vinti dai masters italiani" (in Italian). superscommesse.it. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- Mario Longo at World Athletics
- Mario Longo at MastersAthletics.net