Matteo Villani (athlete) explained

Nationality:	Italian
Birth Date:	29 August 1982
Birth Place:	San Secondo Parmense, Parma, Italy
Weight:	640NaN0
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Steeplechase
Club:	C.S. Carabinieri
Coach:	Renzo Fineli
Pb:	3000 m st: 8:21.73 (2008)
Country:	Italy

Matteo Villani (born 29 August 1982) is an Italian steeplechase runner.

Biography

Villani was born in San Secondo Parmense, Parma. He represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the men's 3000 m steeplechase. He ran in the first heat of the event, against twelve other competitors, including France's Bouabdellah Tahri and Kenya's Brimin Kipruto (who eventually won the gold medal in the final), but did not finish the entire race.^[1] Villani also achieved his personal best time of 8:21.73, at a meeting in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.

National titles

Villani has won the individual national championships twice.^[2]

• 2 wins in 3000 metres steeplechase (2009, 2012)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 3000 metres steeplechase

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 – Heat 1. NBC Olympics. 23 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821004713/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/trackandfield/resultsandschedules/rsc=ATM033900/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.
2. Web site: Campionati "Assoluti" Italiani Sul Podio Tricolore – 1906–2012 . "Absolute" Italian Championships on the podium (1906–2012) . Italian . Sport Olimpico . 29 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .