Stefano Tilli

Stefano Tilli
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1962-08-22) August 22, 1962
Orvieto, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club Snam Gas Metano
Retired 1978
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.16 (1984)
  • 200 m: 20.40 (1984)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 0
European Championships 0 0 1
European Indoor Championships 2 0 0
Mediterranean Games 5 0 1
European Cup 1 2 4
Total 8 2 6
World Championships
1983 Helsinki4x100 m relay
European Championships
1990 Split4x100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
1983 Budapest60 metres
1985 Athens200 metres
European Cup
1983 London200 metres
1989 Gateshead4x100 m relay
1991 Paris100 metres
1985 Moscow4x100 m relay
1989 Gateshead4x100 m relay
1991 Frankfurt200 metres
1991 Frankfurt4x100 m relay

Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a retired Italian sprinter trained by Fabrizio Lepore, who specialized in the 100 and 200 m.

He is a two-time European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor.

Biography

Tilli was born in Orvieto, Umbria. In his career he won 17 medals at the International athletics competitions, eight of these with national relays team.[1] He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000.[2] His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich.[3] His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.[4]

Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey,[5] whom he also coached for a period.[6]

Record

World record

European record

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 60 m6.63
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4 × 100 m relay38.37
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 3rd 100 m10.29 [9]
1st 4 × 100 m relay38.76 [9]
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th 4 × 100 m relay38.87
SF 100 m10.55 [10]
SF 200 m20.72 [11]
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st 200 m20.77 Championship record
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 8th (sf) 200m 20.74 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.86
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy SF 200 m20.86
Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 1st 100 m10.41 [9]
1st 200 m20.76 [9]
1st 4 × 100 m relay39.67 [9]
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 4 × 100 m relay38.54
SF 200 m20.59
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th (sf) 100m 10.40 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
4th 200m 20.66 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.39
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan QF 200 m20.92
5th 4 × 100 m relay38.52
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st 200 m20.73 [9]
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States Heats 100 m10.38
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece QF 100 m10.36
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 100 m 10.20
1999 World Championships Sevilla, Spain QF 100 m10.26
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 4th 60 m 6.59 [12]
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia QF 100 m10.27

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  4. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  5. ↑ "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  10. ↑ He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.
  11. ↑ He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.
  12. ↑ 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  13. 1 2 "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  14. 1 2 "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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