Franco Boffi Explained

Franco Boffi
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long distance running 3000 metres steeplechase
Club:	Pro Patria Milano
Birth Date:	1958 11, df=y
Birth Place:	Milan, Italy
Weight:	700NaN0
Pb:	3000 m st: 8:21:69 (1987)
Country:	Italy

Franco Boffi (born 2 November 1958) is an Italian former middle distance runner, that won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade (1985).^[1]

Biography

He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[2] He was finalist (13th) at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, but in preliminary round he ran his personal best of ever (8:21:69).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1984	Olympic Games			3000 metres steeplechase	8:30.82
1987	World Championships		13th	3000 metres steeplechase	8:43.60	^[3]

National titles

Franco Boffi has won 2 times the individual national championship.^{[4] [5]}

• 1 win in 3000 metres steeplechase (1984)
• 1 win in 3000 metres indoor (1987)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 3000 metres steeplechase

Notes and References

1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. 27 November 2012.
2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/franco-boffi-1.html . 17 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121217092904/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/franco-boffi-1.html . 17 December 2012 .
3. He ran his personal best of ever (8:21:69) in preliminary round.
4. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 27 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .
5. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 27 November 2012.