Franco Arese
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Francesco Arese |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born |
13 April 1944 Centallo, Italy |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Middle distance running |
| Club | Atalanta Balangero |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
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Medal record
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Francesco "Franco" Arese (born 13 April 1944 in Centallo) is an Italian middle-distance runner, competing mainly at 1500 m. Arese won the 1500 meters final at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[1]
He was the President of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).[2]
Biography
Arese has won several Italian championships on 800, 1500 and 5000 meters.[3] He competed in both the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but on both occasions failed to qualify for the final.
National championships
He won 12 times the national championship.
- 4 wins in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1968, 1969, 1972, 1973)[4]
- 4 wins in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1986, 1967, 1968, 1970)[4]
- 1 win in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1971)[4]
- 1 win in Cross country running at the Italian Athletics Championships (1970)[4]
- 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1972)[5]
- 1 win in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1970)[5]
See also
References
- ↑ gbrathletics – European Championships (Men) Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Franco Arese – Presidente federale" (in Italian). fial.it. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ↑ gbrathletics – Italian Championships
- 1 2 3 4 "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- 1 2 "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
External links
- Francesco Arese profile at IAAF
- "Franco Arese". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-21.
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