Mariano Scartezzini

Mariano Scartezzini

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1954-11-07) November 7, 1954 (age 70) Trento, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 metres steeplechase
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m st: 8:12.5 (1980)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Mediterranean Games 1 0 0 Universiade 0 1 1 World Cup 0 1 1 European Cup 2 0 0 Summer Universiade 1979 Mexico City 3000 m st 1981 Bucharest 3000 m st Mediterranean Games 1979 Split 3000 m st

Mariano Scartezzini (born 7 November 1954) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who mainly competed in the men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event.

He won seven medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. ^[1]

Biography

He finished in ninth place in this event at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. He is three-time national champion (1979, 1981 and 1983) in the event. He has 30 caps in national team from 1975 to 1984. ^[2]

Top 25 lists

Year	Performance	World Ranking	Venue	Date
1979	8.22.72	3	Turin	Jun 9
1980	8.12.5	4	Rome	Aug 5
1981	8.13.32	1	Zagreb	Aug 16
1982	8.22.34	14	Berlin	Aug 20
1983	8.21.17	19	Helsinki	Aug 12

National titles

Mariano Scartezzini has won 5 times the individual national championship. ^{[3] [4]}

• 3 wins in the 3000 metres steeplechase (1979, 1981, 1983)
• 1 win in the 5000 metres (1979)
• 1 win in the 3000 metres indoor (1983)

See also

• 1981 Men's Best Year Performers - 3000 metres steeplechase
• Italian all-time top lists - 3000 metres steeplechase

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

External links

• Mariano Scartezzini at World Athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Bronislaw Malinowski	Men's 3000 m steeplechase best year performance 1981	Succeeded by Henry Marsh