Francesco Bennici

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Francesco Bennici
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1971-10-03) 3 October 1971 (age 51)
Mazzarino, Italy
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long-distance running
Club C.S. Esercito
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 m: 13:29.41 (1992)
  • 10,000 m: 27:56.74 (1992)
  • Half Marathon: 1:02:28 (2000)
  • Marathon: 2:11:16 (2005)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Athens 10,000 metres
Military World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Catania 10,000 metres
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Plovdiv 5000 metres

Francesco Bennici (born 3 October 1971) is a former Italian long-distance runner who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Biography

He won two medals at senior level at the International athletics competitions. [3] He also was the only medal for Italy at 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francesco Bennici". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 15 September 2017.