Massimo Magnani (born 4 October 1951 in
Ferrara
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) is a former
Italian
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marathon runner
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.
He has the
Italian best performance of the
30 km
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These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...
, established in 1982.
Biography
Massimo Magnani participated at two edition of the
Summer Olympics
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(1976 and 1980), he has 10 caps in
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
from 1974 to 1985. He was technic commissioner of the
Italy national athletics team
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Medal count
When there is updated to 31 January 2022.
Caps
Updated at the 2013 Mediterrane ...
till 2016.
Achievements
National titles
Massimo Magnani has won 3 times the individual
national championship
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.
*2 wins in
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...
(1978, 1981)
*1 win in
marathon
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(1978)
See also
*
Italian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Italy maintained by its national athletics federation, Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = ...
References
External links
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1951 births
Living people
Italian male marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from Ferrara