Gianni Poli
Personal information
Full namePier Giovanni Poli
NationalityItalian
Born (1957-11-05) 5 November 1957
Lumezzane, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubS. Rocchino Brescia
Coached byGabriele Rosa
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Marathon: 2:09.33 (1988)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1990 SplitMarathon
World Marathon Cup
Silver medal – second place1989 MilanTeam marathon
Bronze medal – third place1989 MilanMarathon
European Marathon Cup
Silver medal – second place1983 LaredoTeam marathon
Bronze medal – third place1983 LaredoMarathon
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
New York City Marathon 1 0 0
Honolulu Marathon 1 0 0

Pier Giovanni "Gianni" Poli (born 5 November 1957 in Lumezzane) is a former Italian long-distance runner who won the New York City Marathon in 1986.

He also won the silver in medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships.[1]

Biography

Gianni Poli participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1988), he has 12 caps in national team from 1979 to 1990.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 13th Marathon 2:22:27
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th Marathon 2:11:05
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 13th Marathon 2:15:25
1986 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 1st Marathon 2:11:06
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 19th Marathon 2:16:07
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd Marathon 2:14:55

National titles

Gianni Poli has won one time the individual national championship.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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