Andrea Longo

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Andrea Longo (born June 26, 1975 in Piove di Sacco) is an Italian middle distance runner.

He was disqualifed from the 800 metres final at the 2000 Olympics after barging Switzerland's Andre Bucher. He served a two year ban from 2001 for testing positive for nandrolone.

After his ban his best performances have been a 5th place at the 2003 World Championships and a 7th place at the 2006 European Athletics Championships, both in the 800m. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2004 Olympics.

He is the European record holder for the rarely run 600m.

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