Mario Longo Explained

Mario Longo
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:1964 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Naples, Italy
Weight:65kg (143lb)
Pb:
  • 60 m indoor: 6.65 (1992)
  • 100 m: 10.32 (1998)
  • 200 m: 21.18 (1998)
Country: Italy

Mario Longo (born 21 August 1964 in Naples) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Biography

His personal best 100 metres time was 10.32 seconds, his personal best 200 metres time was 21.18 seconds. Both times were achieved in May 1998 in Naples.[1] [2] He continued his racing career in masters athletics, also achieving some excellent results and records. For example, on 9 January 2010, in Ancona, Italy, he sets the world record master, with the time of 6.97, in the M45 category.[3] [4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotes
1990 Split3rd4 × 100 m relay38.39
1991 Tokyo5th4 × 100 m relay38.52
1992 Glasgow8th60 m6.77[5]

Masters athletics

Longo won three-time outdoor World Masters Athletics Championships.[6]

Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotes
2007 Riccionebgcolor=gold1st100 m M4010.96
bgcolor=gold1st200 m M4022.29
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m relay M4042.94

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://digilander.libero.it/atleticaleggera/ALL-TIME/3.htm Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  2. http://digilander.libero.it/atleticaleggera/ALL-TIME/2.htm Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. Web site: Records Indoor Men . world-masters-athletics.org . 20 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609080608/http://world-masters-athletics.org/records/indoor-men . 9 June 2012 .
  4. Web site: Mondo Master: Botto di inizio anno: record mondiale di Longo nei 60!. webatletica.it. italian. 20 August 2012.
  5. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1992/m92_03.html 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final
  6. Web site: I titoli mondiali vinti dai masters italiani. it. superscommesse.it. 24 October 2016. 22 March 2018.