Giuseppe Maffei (born 28 January 1974) is an Italian former
middle distance runner
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, mainly specialized in
3000 metres steeplechase
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He won two medals at the
International athletics competitions
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.
Biography
He competed in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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and in the
2004 Summer Olympics
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, he has 12 caps in
national team
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from 1995 to 2004.
National titles
Giuseppe Maffei has won one time the individual
national championship
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.
*1 win in
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 ...
(2001)
See also
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Italian all-time lists - 3000 metres steeplechase
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Italian male middle-distance runners
Italian male steeplechase runners
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
20th-century Italian sportsmen
21st-century Italian sportsmen
Sportspeople from Varese
Athletes from the Province of Varese
Italian Athletics Championships winners