Francesco Bianchi (athlete) explained

Francesco Bianchi
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Middle distance running
Club:	Pro Sesto Atletica
Birth Date:	1940 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Melegnano, Italy
Death Place:	Milan, Italy
Pb:	800: 1:48.3 (1965) 1500: 3:42.5 (1965)
Country:	Italy

Francesco Bianchi (15 January 1940 – 20 September 1977) was an Italian middle distance runner, that won a gold medal at the Mediterranean Games.^[1]

Biography

Francesco Bianchi participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1964).

National titles

Francesco Bianchi won nine times the individual national championship.^[2]

• 5 wins on 800 metres (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967)
• 4 wins on 1500 metres (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)

See also

• 800 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships
• 1500 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI . 2 November 2012 . sportolimpico.it.
2. Web site: "CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 . 31 October 2012 . sportolimpico.it.