Gianfranco Baraldi

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Gianfranco Baraldi
Personal information
National teamItaly: 17 caps (1955-1960)[1]
Born (1935-08-26) 26 August 1935 (age 86)
Latina, Italy
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle distance running
ClubLibertas Bergamo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m: 1:49.3 (1958)
  • 1500 m: 3:42.3 (1958)

Gianfranco Baraldi (born 29 September 1935) is a former Italian middle distance runner.[1]

Biography[]

Gianfranco Baraldi participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1956, 1960), he has 17 caps in national team from 1955 to 1960.[2]

He is president for ten years, from 2012 to 2017, of the National Associazione Nazionale Atleti Azzurri d’Italia (Association of Blue Athletes of Italy), ANAAI. In the following four years, Stefano Mei succeeded him, in 2021 he was elected president of the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).[3][4]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Note
1956 Olympic Games Australia Melbourne Heat 800 metres 1:51.9
Heat 1500 metres 3:52.0
1960 Olympic Games Italy Rome Heat 800 metres 1:52.0

National titles[]

Gianfranco Baraldi has won 9 times the individual national championship.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ "Mei presidente degli Azzurri d'Italia" (in Italian). fidal.it. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

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