Gianni Poli | |
Fullname: | Pier Giovanni Poli |
Nationality: | Italian |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Marathon |
Country: | Italy |
Club: | S. Rocchino Brescia |
Birth Date: | 1957 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lumezzane, Italy |
Coach: | Gabriele Rosa |
Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
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Pier Giovanni "Gianni" Poli (born 5 November 1957 in Lumezzane) is a former Italian long-distance runner who won the New York City Marathon in 1986.
He also won the silver in medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Gianni Poli participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1988), he has 12 caps in national team from 1979 to 1990.[2]
Representing | |||||||
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1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | Marathon | 2:22:27 | ||
1983 | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | Marathon | 2:11:05 | |||
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 13th | Marathon | 2:15:25 | ||
1986 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:06 | |
1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 19th | Marathon | 2:16:07 | |||
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Marathon | 2:14:55 |
Gianni Poli has won one time the individual national championship.[3]