Luciano Caravani
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1953 Vicenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luciano Caravani (born 14 May 1953) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He was born in Vicenza, Veneto. He won six medals at the International athletics competitions, of these five with the national relay team.[1]
Biography
[edit]His personal best 100 metres time is 10.23 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich.[2] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in July 1979 in Algiers.[3] He has 34 caps in national team from 1975 to 1983.[4]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay |
| 1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 200 m[5] |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay |
National titles
[edit]In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luciano Caravani has won two times the individual national championship.[6][7]
- 1 win in the 100 metres (1977)
- 1 win in the 60 metres indoor (1975)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Italian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Sportspeople from Vicenza
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen