Piero Selvaggio Explained

Piero Selvaggio
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long distance running
Club:	CUS Palermo
Birth Date:	1958 1, df=y
Birth Place:	Palermo, Italy
Weight:	56kg (123lb)
Pb:	5000 m: 13:27.08 (1984)
Country:	Italy

Piero Selvaggio (born 1 January 1958 in Palermo) is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy.

Biography

He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is the twin brother of Antonio Selvaggio, also a long-distance runner. Selvaggio set his personal best (13:27.08) in the men's 5000 metres in 1984.

National titles

Piero Selvaggio has won 2 times the individual national championship.^[1]

• 2 wins in the 5000 metres (1978, 1981)

See also

• 5000 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012. sportolimpico.it. 5 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf. 24 December 2012.