Nationality: | Italian |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 800 metres 1500 metres |
Club: | Pro Patria Milano |
Birth Date: | 1989 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Milan |
Coach: | Giorgio Rondelli Gianni Ghidini |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Weight: | 65 kg |
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Country: | Italy |
Mario Scapini (born 2 February 1989) is a former Italian male middle-distance runner, who at the age of 23, after winning three Italian championships and taking part in a World championship and a European championship, was forced to permanently stop his career as a sportsman due to stomach cancer.[1]
During his youth career he won the gold medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in 2007.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha | 800 m | 1:50.74 | ||
European Championships | Barcelona | (12th) | 800 m | 1:49.13 |