Franco Togni (3 November 1960 - 29 December 2016) was an Italian male

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and

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. He won one

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level (1996

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...

Biography

On December 29, 2016, at the age of 56, he died as a result of a

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accident, near the Valsecca Pass, during the crossing from the ''Fratelli Calvi refuge'' to the ''Baroni al Brunone refuge''.

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* 1960 births 2016 deaths Italian male mountain runners Italian male long-distance runners Italian masters athletes Sportspeople from Alzano Lombardo Athletes from the Province of Bergamo Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub