Giordano Benedetti

Giordano Benedetti

Giordano Benedetti (right) at 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 35) Trento, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by	Gianni Benedetti
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m outdoor: 1:44.67 (2013) 800 m indoor: 1:47.60 (2013)

Giordano Benedetti (born 22 May 1989 in Trento) is an Italian middle-distance runner (800 m).

In his career, he has won the national championships seven times. He has 7 caps for the senior national team since 2009 Mediterranean Games. ^[1] His personal best is 1:44.67 (6th best Italian crono of all time), set on 6 June 2013 in Rome at Golden Gala. ^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6th	800 metres	1:50.65	[3]
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	Semi-Finals	800 metres	1:49.33
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	4th	800 metres	1:48.65

National titles

He has won 10 times the individual national championship.

• 5 wins in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) ^[1]
• 5 wins in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) ^{[1] [4]}

See also

• Italian all-time lists – 800 metres

References

1. "Giordano Benedetti – Fiamme Gialle" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
2. "Golden Gala: Bolt battuto, Greco secondo" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
3. "Giordano Benedetti – Biography". siaaf.org. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
4. "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2012" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

External links

• Giordano Benedetti at World Athletics
• Giordano Benedetti at European Athletics
• Giordano Benedetti at FIDAL (in Italian)
• Giordano Benedetti at Olympedia
• Giordano Benedetti at Olympics.com