Giovanni Bongiorni Explained

National Team:	Italy
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Birth Date:	1956 7, df=y
Birth Place:	Pisa, Italy
Height:	1.78 m
Weight:	63 kg
Pb:	100 m: 10.3 (1983) 200 m: 20.82 (1981)

Giovanni Bongiorni (born 8 July 1956) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.^[1]

Biography

His personal best 200 metres time was 20.82 seconds, achieved in July 1981 in Turin.^[2] His personal best 100 metres time was 10.60 seconds, achieved in July 1982 in Rome.^[3] His daughter Anna Bongiorni is a sprinter of the Italy national athletics team.

Achievements

1982		Athens, Greece	4th	4 × 100 m relay
1984		Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	200 m
		Los Angeles, United States	4th	4 × 100 m relay

National titles

Bongiorni won two national championships at individual senior level.^{[4] [5]}

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 200 m: 1981
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 200 m: 1986

See also

• Italy national relay team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Giovanni Bongiorni - Profile. worldathletics.org. 25 August 2021.
2. http://digilander.libero.it/atleticaleggera/ALL-TIME/3.htm Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
3. http://digilander.libero.it/atleticaleggera/ALL-TIME/2.htm Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
4. Web site: TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021. sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. 25 August 2021.
5. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 25 August 2021.