Sergio Liani (born 3 August 1943) is a retired
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 110 m event, but failed to reach the final.
During his career Liani won four national 110 m titles, in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1977. He set his personal best (13.6 seconds) in June 1971 in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
.
Achievements
National titles
He won 7 national championships at individual senior level.
*
Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera.
The first edition, four races only, w ...
**100 m hs: 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977
*
Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
**60 m hs: 1970, 1971, 1979
See also
*
Italy national athletics team – More caps
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liani, Sergio
1943 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Italian male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes from Rome
Universiade bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
Italian Athletics Championships winners