Giordano Benedetti

Giordano Benedetti
Giordano Benedetti (right) at 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989
Trento, Italy
Residence Lavis, Italy
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by Gianni Benedetti
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m outdoor: 1:44.67 (2013)
  • 800 m indoor: 1:47.60 (2013)

Giordano Benedetti (born 22 May 1989 in Trento) is an Italian middle distance runner (800 m).

In his career, he has won the national championships seven times. He has 7 caps for the senior national team since 2009 Mediterranean Games.[1] His personal best is 1:44.67 (6th best Italian crono of all-time), set on 6 June 2013 in Rome at Golden Gala.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 800 metres 1:50.65[3]
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain Semi-Finals 800 metres 1:49.33
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 4th 800 metres 1:48.65

National titles

He has won 10 times the individual national championship.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Giordano Benedetti - Fiamme Gialle" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Golden Gala: Bolt battuto, Greco secondo" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Giordano Benedetti - Biography". siaaf.org. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2012" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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