Giovanni Puggioni

Giovanni Puggioni

Puggioni in 1996.
Personal information
Nickname	Gianni [1]
National team	Italy: 21 caps (19898-1999) [2]
Born	(1966-03-19) March 19, 1966 (age 59) Sassari, Italy
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	CUS Sassari (1985-1988) [2] Fiamme Gialle (1989-2000) [3]
Retired	2011 [4]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.36 (1995) 200 m: 20.44 (1997)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 0 1 Mediterranean Games 2 0 0 European Cup 1 1 0 Military World Games 1 1 0 World Military Championships 3 1 0 Total 7 3 1 World Championships 1995 Gothenbourg 4x100 m relay

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

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
1989	Universiade	Duisburg	17th	200 m	21.12
1990	European Championships	Glasgow	14th	200 m	21.85
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg	3rd	4×100 m relay	39.07	[8]
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta	DNF	4×100 m relay	no time
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris	30th	60 m	6.75	CR
			DNF	200 m	no time
	Mediterranean Games	Bari	1st	200 m	20.44	CR
			1st	4×100 m relay	38.61	CR
	World Championships	Athens	QF	200 m	22.77	[9]
			SF	4×100 m relay	38.77

National titles

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

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 100 m: 1995, 1996 (2)
  • 200 m: 1990, 1997 (2)
• Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 60 m: 1997 (1)
  • 200 m: 1991 (2)

See also

• Italy national relay team
• Italy at the World Athletics Championships
• Italy at the Military World Games
• Italy at the European Cup

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Giovanni Puggioni at World Athletics
• Giovanni Puggioni at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Giovanni Puggioni at Olympics.com
• Giovanni Puggioni at Olympedia