Gianni Poli Explained

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)
Pb:
  • Marathon: 2:09.33 (1988)
New York City Marathon Champion:
  • New York Marathon Champion: 2:11.06 (1986)

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]

Biography

Gianni Poli participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1988), he has 12 caps in national team from 1979 to 1990.[2]

Achievements

Representing
1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13thMarathon2:22:27
1983Helsinki, Finland7thMarathon2:11:05
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany13thMarathon2:15:25
1986New York City MarathonNew York City, United Statesbgcolor=gold1stMarathon2:11:06
1988Seoul, South Korea19thMarathon2:16:07
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslaviabgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:14:55

National titles

Gianni Poli has won one time the individual national championship.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. 10 November 2012.
  2. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
  3. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 10 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .