Franco Arese

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Franco Arese
Personal information
Full nameFrancesco Arese
NationalityItalian
Born (1944-04-13) 13 April 1944 (age 81)
Centallo, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
ClubAtalanta Balangero
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:46.6 (1972)
  • 1500 m: 3:36.3 (1971)
  • Mile: 3:56.7 (1971)
  • 5000 m: 13:40.0 (1971)
  • 10000 m: 28:27.0 (1971)
Medal record
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Helsinki 1500 m

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

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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 titles

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He won 12 times the national championship.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ gbrathletics – European Championships (Men) Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Franco Arese – Presidente federale" (in Italian). fial.it. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. ^ "gbrathletics – Italian Championships". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  4. ^ a b c d "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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