Edoardo Righi Explained

Nationality:	Italian
National Team:	Italy 6 caps (1950-1961)^[1]
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long-distance running
Club:	Etruria Prato Assi Giglio Rosso
Birth Date:	1926 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Capriglia, Italy
Death Date:	^[2]
Death Place:	Prato, Italy
Pb:	Marathon: 2:26:52.0 (1958)^[3]

Edoardo Righi (13 October 1926 – 8 August 2019) was an Italian long-distance runner, who was 8th in the marathon at the 1958 European Athletics Championships.^[1]

Two-time national champion at senior level.^[4]

National records

• Marathon: 2:26:52 ( Stockholm, 24 August 1958) - record holder until 28 October 1962.^[1]

See also

• Men's marathon Italian record progression
• Italy at the 1958 European Athletics Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010. asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. it. 21 March 2021. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828003321/http://asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com/files/annuario-fidal.pdf. dead.
2. Web site: Le condoglianze dell'amministrazione per la scomparsa di Edoardo Righi. comune.prato.it. it. 9 August 2019. 21 March 2021.
3. Web site: 100 METRI – UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. it. 21 March 2021.
4. Web site: TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI – 1906/2014. sportolimpico.it. it. 21 March 2021.
5. Web site: VI European Championship, Stockholm 1958. trackfield.brinkster.net. 21 March 2021.