Giovanni Puggioni

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Giovanni Puggioni
Giovanni Puggioni.jpg
Puggioni in 1996.
Personal information
NicknameGianni [1]
National team Italy: 21 caps (19898-1999) [2]
Born (1966-03-19) March 19, 1966 (age 58)
Sassari, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Club
Retired2011 [4]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.36 (1995)
  • 200 m: 20.44 (1997)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 001
Mediterranean Games 200
European Cup 110
Military World Games 110
World Military Championships 310
Total731
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Gothenbourg 4x100 m relay

Giovanni "Gianni" Puggioni (born 19 March 1966) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. [4]

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Biography

Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia, he won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team. [5] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari. [6] His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995 in Cesenatico. [7]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
1989 Universiade Flag of Germany.svg Duisburg 17th200 m 21.12
1990 European Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow 14th200 m 21.85
1995 World Championships Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 3rd4×100 m relay 39.07 [8]
1996 Olympic Games Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta DNF 4×100 m relay no time
1997 World Indoor Championships Flag of France.svg Paris 30th60 m 6.75 CR
DNF 200 m no time
Mediterranean Games Flag of Italy.svg Bari 1st200 m20.44 CR
1st4×100 m relay38.61 CR
World Championships Flag of Greece.svg Athens QF200 m 22.77 [9]
SF4×100 m relay 38.77

National titles

Puggioni won seven national championships at individual senior level. [10] [11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Giovanni Puggioni" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Al termine si svolgerà un incontro con l'Atleta nazionale Gianni Puggioni che racconterà della sua esperienza di gare e della sua amicizia con Pietro Mennea.
  2. 1 2 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Giovanni Puggioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Affiliations: Fiamme Gialle
  4. 1 2 "Giovanni Puggioni - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  7. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  8. ↑ "4X100 METRES RELAY MEN - 5TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Pos 3 - Mark 39.07 - Country ITA - ORDER ATHLETE (1 Giovanni PUGGIONI, 2 Ezio MADONIA, 3 Angelo CIPOLLONI, 4 Sandro FLORIS)
  9. ↑ He ran a better crono: 20.77 in heats.
  10. ↑ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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