Giovanni Bongiorni

Giovanni Bongiorni (born 8 July 1956) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Giovanni Bongiorni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1956-07-08) July 8, 1956
Pisa, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.3 (1983)
  • 200 m: 20.82 (1981)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Indoor Championships 0 0 1
European Cup 1 0 1

Biography

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.82 seconds, achieved in July 1981 in Turin.[1] His personal best 100 metres time was 10.60 seconds, achieved in July 1982 in Rome.[2] His daughter Anna Bongiorni is a sprinter of the Italy national athletics team.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 4th 4 × 100 m relay
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 200 m
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 4th 4 × 100 m relay

National titles

He has won 2 times the individual national championship.[3][4]

See also
  • Italy national relay team

References
  1. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  2. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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