Giuseppe Cindolo Explained

Giuseppe Cindolo
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long distance running
Club:	Alco Rieti
Birth Date:	1945 8, df=y
Birth Place:	Avellino, Italy
Weight:	600NaN0
Pb:	10000 m: 28'27"05 (1974) Marathon: 2h11'45" (1975)
Country:	Italy

Giuseppe "Pippo" Cindolo (born 5 August 1945) is an Italian former long-distance runner, third at the 1974 European Athletics Championships on 10000 metres. He was born in Avellino.

Biography

Cindolo has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1966 to 1976).^[1] In his career he participated in two editions of the Olympic Games and won the Italian Athletics Championships 14 times.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1967	Mediterranean Games		3rd	5000 metres	14'05"0	^[2]
1970	Universiade		3rd	5000 metres	14'01"4	^[3]
1971	Mediterranean Games		3rd	10000 metres	28'59"0
1974	European Championships		3rd	10000 metres	28'27"05

National titles

Cindolo won the Italian Athletics Championships 14 times: 13 outdoor^[4] and one indoor.^[5]

Outdoor

• 2 wins in 5000 metres (1974, 1975)
• 7 wins in 10000 metres (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
• 3 wins in Marathon (1974, 1975, 1976)
• 1 win in Half marathon (1974)
• 1 win in Cross (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)

Indoor

• 1 win in 3000 metres (1971)

See also

• Italy national athletics team - More caps

Notes and References

1. Web site: La squadra nazionale. fidal.it. it. 14 April 2012.
2. Web site: MEDITERRANEAN GAMES. gbrathletics.com. 15 April 2012.
3. Web site: WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN). gbrathletics.com. 15 April 2012.
4. Web site: ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 14 April 2012.
5. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 14 April 2012.