Orazio Mariani

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Orazio Mariani

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1915-01-21)January 21, 1915 Milan, Italy
Died	16 October 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 66)
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	G.S. Baracca
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.4 (1938)
Medal record 1936 Berlin 4x100 metre relay European Championships 1938 Paris 100 metres

Orazio Mariani (January 21, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre sprint.

Biography[]

He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli. In 1938 in the European Championships Mariani won the silver medal in the 200 metres.

Olympic results[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1936	Olympic Games	Berlin	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.1

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1934	European Championships	Turin, Italy	4th (sf 1)	100 m	10.9

National titles[]

Orazio Mariani has won 8 times the individual national championship.^[1]

• 7 wins in the 100 metres (1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943)
• 1 win in the 200 metres (1943)

References[]

External links[]

• Orazio Mariani at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Orazio Mariani at Olympedia
• Orazio Mariani at databaseOlympics.com (archived)