Umberto Risi
Personal information
Born31 December 1940 (1940-12-31) (age 83)
Rome, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000 m steeplechase
ClubCUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best8:33.8 (1970)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place1971 Izmir3000 m steeplechase

Umberto Risi (born 31 December 1940) is a retired Italian steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the final. Risi won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games.[1] His personal best for the steeplechase was 8:33.8 minutes, set in 1970.[2]

Biography

Risi ran for Italy at the 1970 International Cross Country Championships but failed to finish.[3] He was later selected for the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but again did not finish.[4] He was twice a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (1969 and 1971), but did not progress beyond the steeplechase heats of either competition.[5]

He was a two-time Italian national champion in the steeplechase, winning in 1969 and 1970.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  2. ↑ Umberto Risi. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  5. ↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK, pp. 405–412. European Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  6. ↑ Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
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