Gennaro Di Napoli

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Gennaro Di Napoli
Gennaro Di Napoli.jpg
Di Napoli with the crimson jersey of Fiamme Oro in 1980s
Personal information
Nickname
Genny
National team Italy
Born (1968-03-05) 5 March 1968 (age 57)
Naples, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Middle-distance running
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Snam Gas Metano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:45.84
  • 1,500 m: 3:32.78 (1992)
  • 3,000 m: 7:39.54
  • 5,000 m: 13:17.46 (1995)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Indoor Championships 200
European Championships 010
European Indoor Championships 100
European Cross Country C'ships 100
European Cup 312
Mediterranean Games 100
European Junior Championships 100
Total922
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Toronto 3,000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Barcelona 3,000 m
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Split 1,500 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Athens 1,500 m

Gennaro Di Napoli (born 5 March 1968) is an Italian former middle distance runner.

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He won 13 medals at the International athletics competitions, 10 of these at senior level. [1]

Biography

Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy. He excelled in the distances from 800 to 3,000 meters. He won the silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 1500 metres. He missed out on a medal at the World Championships 1991.

In 1992 Di Napoli scored a sensational victory over the world champion Noureddine Morceli from Algeria at the Golden Gala meeting in Rome. However, he got injured two weeks before the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, where he participated, but failed to reach the final. In 1993 di Napoli won the 3,000 m Indoor World Championships' gold medal; a title which he defended at the 1995 Indoor Championships. However, his achievements in outdoor races remained mixed.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom1st1500 m3:52.10 [2]
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea21st (sf)1500 m 3:43.58
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd1500 m 3:38.60
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece1st1500 m3:42.80 [3]
World Championships Tokyo, Japan8th1500 m 3:36.56
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy1st3000 m 7:47.24
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain17th (sf)1500 m 3:39.56
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada1st3000 m 7:50.26
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany12th1500 m 3:47.38
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland9th1500 m 3:39.96
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain1st3000 m 7:50.89
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden11th5000 m 13:46.51
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States12th5000 m 13:28.36
(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinal round

National titles

Di Napoli has won the individual national championship eight times. [4] [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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