Stefano Malinverni (14 May 1959 – 19 June 2024) was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

Malinverni won six medals at the

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, four of these with national relays team. He participated at one edition of the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...

(1980), he has 36 caps in

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from 1977 to 1986. He won a bronze medal in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

, with teammates

Mauro Zuliani Mauro Zuliani (born 23 July 1959 in Milan) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Biography He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, three of these with national relays team. He participated at two ...

, Roberto Tozzi and

Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea (; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and setting a wor ...

. His personal best time was 46.09 seconds, achieved in July 1981 in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

. Malinverni died in Milan on 19 June 2024, at the age of 65.

Achievements

National titles

He has won 5 times the individual

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. *3 wins in the

(1979, 1980, 1981) *2 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1979, 1980)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malinverni, Stefano 1959 births 2024 deaths People from Cinisello Balsamo Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Italian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Athletes from the Metropolitan City of Milan 20th-century Italian sportsmen

Biography

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