Emilio Lunghi
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Athletics | |||
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| Silver | London 1908 | 800 metres | |
Emilio Lunghi (Genoa, March 16, 1886 - September 25, 1925) was an Italian athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
His time in the race was 1:54.2, which beat the previous Olympic record by 1.8 seconds but was still 1.4 seconds behind the time of Mel Sheppard, who took gold and set a new record at 1:52.8. Lunghi had won his semifinal heat with a time of 1:57.2 to advance to the final.
Lunghi also competed in the 1500 metres. His first-round heat also included Norman Hallows; both of the two runners broke the Olympic record in that heat, but Hallows came out on top by running the race in 4:03.4 as opposed to Lunghi's 4:03.8.
[edit] References
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Athletics 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 29 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 29 July 2006. (Polish)
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lunghi, Emilio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Italian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1925 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | =Genoa |
