Franco Boffi

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Franco Boffi
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 64)
Milan, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long distance running
3000 metres steeplechase
Club Pro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m st: 8:21:69 (1987)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Kobe 3000 m st

Franco Boffi (born 2 November 1958) is an Italian former middle distance runner, that won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade (1985). [1]

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Biography

He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. [2] He was finalist (13th) at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, but in preliminary round he ran his personal best of ever (8:21:69).

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1984 Olympic Games Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles SF 3000 metres steeplechase 8:30.82
1987 World Championships Flag of Italy.svg Rome 13th 3000 metres steeplechase 8:43.60 [3]

National titles

Franco Boffi has won 2 times the individual national championship. [4] [5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franco Boffi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  3. ↑ He ran his personal best of ever (8:21:69) in preliminary round.
  4. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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