Gianfranco Baraldi
Personal information
National teamItaly: 17 caps (1955-1960)[1]
Born (1935-08-26) 26 August 1935
Latina, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
ClubLibertas Bergamo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:49.3 (1958)
  • 1500 m: 3:42.3 (1958)

Gianfranco Baraldi (born 29 September 1935) is a former Italian middle distance runner.[1]

Biography

Gianfranco Baraldi participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1956, 1960), he has 17 caps in national team from 1955 to 1960.[2]

He is president for ten years, from 2012 to 2017, of the National Associazione Nazionale Atleti Azzurri d’Italia (Association of Blue Athletes of Italy), ANAAI. In the following four years, Stefano Mei succeeded him, in 2021 he was elected president of the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).[3][4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1956 Olympic Games Australia Melbourne Heat 800 metres 1:51.9
Heat 1500 metres 3:52.0
1960 Olympic Games Italy Rome Heat 800 metres 1:52.0

National titles

Gianfranco Baraldi has won 9 times the individual national championship.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. "Mei presidente degli Azzurri d'Italia" (in Italian). fidal.it. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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