Mario Lanzi
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | (1914-10-10)October 10, 1914 Castelletto sopra Ticino, Italy | ||||||||
Died | 21 February 1980(1980-02-21) (aged 65) Schio, Italy | ||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||
Club | G. S. Baracca | ||||||||
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Mario Lanzi (10 October 1914 – 21 February 1980)[1] was an Italian athlete in the 1930s who specialised in the 800 metres and also competed over 400 metres.
Biography
Lanzi was born at Castelletto sopra Ticino, in the province of Novara (Piedmont).
He won the silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin over 800 m, finishing behind John Woodruff. In his native Italy Lanzi was without any serious rival. However, Lanzi lost the 800 m final at the 1938 European Championships in Athletics to Rudolf Harbig. Lanzi was famous for confusing his opponents by starting 800 m races like a sprinter.[citation needed]
Lanzi died at Schio (Veneto), where he had worked as coach, in 1980.
National titles
Lanzi won 13 individual Italian national championship titles,[2] 5 at 400 metres and 8 at 800 metres.
- 400 metres: 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
- 800 metres: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1946
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mario Lanzi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
External links
- Mario Lanzi at World Athletics
- Mario Lanzi at Olympedia
- Mario Lanzi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
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- 1907: Umberto Barozzi
- 1908: Emilio Lunghi
- 1909: Guido Brignone
- 1910: Franco Giongo
- 1911: Franco Giongo
- 1912: Franco Giongo
- 1913: Gian Ercole Salvi
- 1914: Franco Giongo
- 1915-1918: not held
- 1919: Gian Ercole Salvi
- 1920: Giuseppe Bonini
- 1921: Ermete Alfieri
- 1922: Guido Cominotto
- 1923: Guido Cominotto
- 1924: Alfredo Gargiullo
- 1925: Luigi Parolini
- 1926: Luigi Facelli
- 1927: Alfredo Gargiullo
- 1928: Ettore Tavernari
- 1929: Ettore Tavernari
- 1930: Luigi Facelli
- 1931: Manfredo Giacomelli
- 1932: Ettore Tavernari
- 1933: Giacomo Carlini
- 1934: Ettore Tavernari
- 1935: Ettore Tavernari
- 1936: Marsilio Rossi
- 1937: Mario Lanzi
- 1938: Angelo Ferrario
- 1939: Ottavio Missoni
- 1940: Mario Lanzi
- 1941: Mario Lanzi
- 1942: Mario Lanzi
- 1943: Mario Lanzi
- 1944: not held
- 1945: Luigi Paterlini
- 1946: Gioacchino Dorascenzi
- 1947: Antonio Siddi
- 1948: Luigi Paterlini
- 1949: Antonio Siddi
- 1950: Baldassare Porto
- 1951: Antonio Siddi
- 1952: Vincenzo Lombardo
- 1953: Antonio Siddi
- 1954: Vincenzo Lombardo
- 1955: Vincenzo Lombardo
- 1956: Renato Panciera
- 1957: Adriano Loddo
- 1958: Mario Fraschini
- 1959: Renato Panciera
- 1960: Mario Fraschini
- 1961: Mario Fraschini
- 1962: Mario Fraschini
- 1963: Mario Fraschini
- 1964: Bruno Bianchi
- 1965: Sergio Bello
- 1966: Sergio Bello
- 1967: Sergio Bello
- 1968: Sergio Bello
- 1969: Sergio Bello
- 1970: Furio Fusi
- 1971: Marcello Fiasconaro
- 1972: Marcello Fiasconaro
- 1973: Marcello Fiasconaro
- 1974: Alfonso Di Guida
- 1975: Flavio Borghi
- 1976: Alfonso Di Guida
- 1977: Alfonso Di Guida
- 1978: Stefano Malinverni
- 1979: Stefano Malinverni
- 1980: Stefano Malinverni
- 1981: Mauro Zuliani
- 1982: Mauro Zuliani
- 1983: Roberto Ribaud
- 1984: Donato Sabia
- 1985: Pierfrancesco Pavoni
- 1986: Mauro Zuliani
- 1987: Marcello Pantone
- 1988: not held
- 1989: Andrea Montanari
- 1990: Andrea Nuti
- 1991: Andrea Nuti
- 1992: Marco Vaccari
- 1993: Andrea Nuti
- 1994: Marco Vaccari
- 1995: Andrea Nuti
- 1996: Andrea Nuti
- 1997: Marco Vaccari
- 1998: Edoardo Vallet
- 1999: Marco Vaccari
- 2000: Ashraf Saber
- 2001: Andrea Barberi
- 2002: Andrea Barberi
- 2003: Andrea Barberi
- 2004: Andrea Barberi
- 2005: Andrea Barberi
- 2006: Andrea Barberi
- 2007: Andrea Barberi
- 2008: Andrea Barberi & Luca Galletti
- 2009: Matteo Galvan
- 2010: Marco Vistalli
- 2011: Marco Vistalli
- 2012: Claudio Licciardello
- 2013: Matteo Galvan
- 2014: Matteo Galvan
- 2015: Matteo Galvan
- 2016: Matteo Galvan
- 2017: Davide Re
- 2018: Davide Re
- 2019: Matteo Galvan
- 2020: Edoardo Scotti
- 2021: Edoardo Scotti
- 2022: Edoardo Scotti
- 2023: Davide Re