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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Trento, Italy | 22 May 1989
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 |
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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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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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 |
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