Riccardo Materazzi Explained

Riccardo Materazzi
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle distance running
Club:Atletic Club Bergamo
Birth Date:1963 6, df=y
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Weight:63kg (139lb)
Pb:
  • 800 m: 1:46.03 (1984)
  • 1500 m: 3:35.79 (1984)
Country: Italy

Riccardo Materazzi (born 15 June 1963 in Brussels, RĂ©gion de Bruxelles-Capitale) is a retired male middle distance runner from Italy.

He competed for his home country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Materazzi won the silver medal in the men's 1,500 metres at the 1984 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

International competitions

1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States800 metres1:47.90[1]
11th1500 metres3:40.74[2]

National titles

Riccardo Materazzi has won 2 times the individual national championship.[3]

Notes and References

  1. He ran in a better time (1:46:03) in heat.
  2. He ran in a better time (3:36:51) in semi-finals.
  3. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 25 November 2012.