Luigi Benedetti
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1951 Massa Carrara, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletica Massa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luigi Benedetti (born 19 May 1951, in Massa Carrara) is a former Italian sprinter.
He was twice a finalist with the national relay team on 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games (1972 and 1976).
Biography
[edit]Luigi Benedetti won four medals with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), he has 22 caps in national team from 1971 to 1976.[2]
Olympic results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1972 | Olympic Games |  Munich
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8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.14 | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games |  Montreal
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6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
National titles
[edit]In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luigi Benedetti has one win in the individual national championship.[3]
- 1 win in 100 metres (1973)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Podio Internazionale dal 1908 al 2008 – Uomini" [International Podium from 1908 to 2008 - Men] (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ ""Campionati "Absoluti" Italiani sul podio tricolore – 1906 2012" [Championship "Absolute" Italians on the Tricolore Podium 1906 2012] (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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Categories:
- Italian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade