Paola Pigni

Paola Pigni

Paola Pigni in 1972
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1945-12-30) 30 December 1945 Milan, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle distance running
Club	Snia Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 2:01.95 (1975) 1500 m: 4:02.85 (1972)
Medal record Olympic Games 1972 Munich 1500 m European Championships 1969 Athens 1500 m Mediterranean Games 1975 Algiers 800 m 1975 Algiers 1500 m 1971 Izmir 1.00 m

Paola Pigni, married Cacchi (born 30 December 1945) is a former athlete from Italy, who mainly competed in the 1500 m.^[1]

Pigni competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 m.^[2]

She was the winner of the France version of the 1970 International Cross Country Championships. She followed this up by winning the first two women's titles at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973 and 1974.^[3]

World record

In an era when female middle distance was growing, Pigni established six world records (those recognized are signed with an asterisk).^[4][5]

• 5000 m: 16:17.4 ( Formia, 1 May 1969)
• 5000 m: 15:53.6 ( Milan, 2 September 1969)
• 1500 m: 4:12.4 ( Milan, 2 December 1969)*
• 10000 m: 35:30.5 ( Milan, 9 May 1970)
• 3000 m: 9:09.2 ( Formia, 11 May 1972)
• Mile: 4:29.5 ( Viareggio, 8 August 1973)*

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1972	Olympic Games	Munich	3rd	1500 m	4:02:85	[6]

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - 1500 m
• FIDAL Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Paola Pigni at Sports Reference
• Athlete profile from site Track and Field Statistics

Records
Preceded by Maria Gommers	Women's 1500 m World Record Holder 1969-07-02–1969-09-20	Succeeded by Jaroslava Jehlickova
Preceded by Lyudmila Bragina	Women's 3000 m Best Year Performance 1973	Succeeded by Lyudmila Bragina