Giuseppe Ardizzone

Giuseppe Ardizzone

Ardizzone in Catania in 1972.
Personal information
National team	Italy: 22 caps (1967-1973) [1]
Born	(1947-02-17) 17 February 1947 (age 78) [1] Catania, Italy [1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle Cus Pro Patria Milano [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	3000 m: 8:05.8 (1973) [2] 5000 m: 13:44.2 (1971) [2] 10,000 m: 28:42.4 (1972) [2] 25,000 m: 1:17:28.2 (1971) [2] 30,000 m: 1:35:23.0 (1971) [2] Marathon: 2:21:56.2 (1974) [3]

Giuseppe Ardizzone (17 February 1947) was an Italian long-distance runner, who was 6th in the 5000 m at the 1969 European Athletics Championships. ^[1]

Two-time national champion at senior level. ^[4]

Career

Ardizzone between 1966 and 1973 was one of the best Italians in the middle distance/cross-country running sector. He held the national records of 3000 meters (7:59.6 in 1968) and 10,000 meters (29:04.2 in 1970). ^[1]

National records

• 3000 metres: 7:59.6 ( Rome, 31 August 1968) - record holder until 11 August 1970. ^[1]
• 10,000 metres: 29:04.2 ( Madrid, 31 May 1970) - record holder until 1 May 1971. ^[1]
• 25,000 metres: 1:17:28.2 ( Busto Arsizio, 13 November 1971) - record holder until 30 October 1977. ^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
1966	Giro di Castelbuono	Castelbuono	1st	10 km	37.06
1969	European Championships	Athens	6th	5000 m	13:51.8	[5]
1970	Campaccio	San Giorgio su Legnano	2nd	11.8 km	36:13.1	[3]
	Universiade	Turin	6th	10,000 m	29:52.0
1971	European Championships	Helsinki	18th NQ	5000 m	14:06.6	[3]
	Giro al Sas	Trento	1st	10 km	36.36
1973	Palio Città della Quercia	Rovereto	1st	5 km	14:19.8	[3]
	Giro di Castelbuono	Castelbuono	1st	10 km	35.38
	Universiade	Moscow	8th	10,000 m	29:16.2	[3]

See also

• Italy at the 1969 European Athletics Championships

References

1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
2. "Giuseppe Ardizzone Personal Bests". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
3. "Giuseppe Ardizzone Runner profile". arrs.run. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
4. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI – 1906/2014" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
5. "IX European Championship, Athens 1969". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

External links

• Giuseppe Ardizzone at World Athletics
• Giuseppe Ardizzone at ARRS