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Full name | Pier Giovanni Poli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lumezzane, Italy | 5 November 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | S. Rocchino Brescia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gabriele Rosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pier Giovanni "Gianni" Poli (born 5 November 1957 in Lumezzane) is a former Italian long-distance runner who won the New York City Marathon in 1986.
He also won the silver in medal in the marathon at the 1990 European Athletics Championships. [1]
Gianni Poli participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1988), he has 12 caps in national team from 1979 to 1990. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Italy | |||||
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 13th | Marathon | 2:22:27 |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | Marathon | 2:11:05 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 13th | Marathon | 2:15:25 |
1986 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:06 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 19th | Marathon | 2:16:07 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 2nd | Marathon | 2:14:55 |
Gianni Poli has won one time the individual national championship. [3]
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