Roberto Barbi
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Roberto Barbi (born 25 March 1965) is a retired Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.
Biography
He finished twentieth in the marathon event at the 1999 World Championships, and 37th at the 1999 World Half Marathon Championships.[1] He also competed at the 2001 World Championships, but was disqualified.
His personal best marathon time was 2:10:12 hours, achieved in October 2000 in Venice. He had 1:02:09 hours in the half marathon, achieved in April 1999 in Milan.[1]
He was suspended between August 2001 and August 2005 because of doping.[1] In 2009 he was found guilty of rh-EPO doping. The sample was delivered on 20 July 2008 in an in-competition test in Mende, Lozère. This time he received a suspension for life.[2]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
Representing  Italy | ||||
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| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 20th | 2:18:13 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | — | DSQ |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roberto Barbi profile at IAAF
- ↑ "Doping Rule Violation". IAAF.org. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
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