Luciano Caravani

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Luciano Caravani
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1953-05-14) 14 May 1953 (age 68)
Vicenza, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.23 (1979)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1979 Mexico City 4x100 metres relay
Silver medal – second place 1977 Sofia 4x100 metres relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 200 metres
Gold medal – first place 1979 Split 4x100 metres relay
Silver medal – second place 1975 Algers 4x100 metres relay
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Nice 4x100 metres relay

Luciano Caravani (born 14 May 1953) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He was born in Vicenza, Veneto. He won six medals at the International athletics competitions, of these five with the national relay team.[1]

Biography[]

His personal best 100 metres time is 10.23 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich.[2] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in July 1979 in Algiers.[3] He has 34 caps in national team from 1975 to 1983.[4]

Achievements[]

Year Tournament Venue Result Event
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 6th 4 × 100 m relay
1979 Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 1st 200 m[5]
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 4th 4 × 100 m relay

National titles[]

In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luciano Caravani has won two times the individual national championship.[6][7]

See also[]

  • Italy national relay team

References[]

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  4. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  5. ^ Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics
  6. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  7. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

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