Angelo Davoli (12 November 1896 - 13 February 1978) was an Italian
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...
who competed at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
.
National titles
He won eight times the
national championships
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at
senior
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* Senior (name), a surname ...
level.
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Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera.
The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in ...
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...
: 1927
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5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...
: 1924, 1926
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3000 metres steeplechase
The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually Abbreviation, abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase (athletics), steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 met ...
: 1928, 1930
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Cross country: 1923, 1924, 1926
References
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1896 births
1978 deaths
Athletes from Genoa
Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Italian male cross country runners
Italian male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Italy
Italian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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