Mario Longo

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Mario Longo

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1964-08-21) August 21, 1964 (age 61) Naples, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m indoor: 6.65 (1992) 100 m: 10.32 (1998) 200 m: 21.18 (1998)
Medal record European Championships 1990 Split 4x100 m relay Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens 4x100 m relay

Mario Longo (born 21 August 1964 in Naples) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Biography

His personal best 100 metres time was 10.32 seconds, his personal best 200 metres time was 21.18 seconds. Both times were achieved in May 1998 in Naples. ^{[1] [2]} He continued his racing career in masters athletics, also achieving some excellent results and records. For example, on 9 January 2010, in Ancona, Italy, he sets the world record master, with the time of 6.97, in the M45 category. ^{[3] [4]}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
1990	European Championships	Split	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.39
1991	World Championships	Tokyo	5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.52
1992	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow	8th	60 m	6.77	[5]

Masters athletics

Longo won three-time outdoor World Masters Athletics Championships. ^[6]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2007	World Championships	Riccione	1st	100 m M40	10.96
			1st	200 m M40	22.29
			1st	4 × 100 m relay M40	42.94

See also

• List of European records in masters athletics
• List of Italian records in masters athletics
• Italy national relay team

References

1. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
2. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
3. "Records Indoor Men". world-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
4. "Mondo Master: Botto di inizio anno: record mondiale di Longo nei 60!" (in Italian). webatletica.it. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
5. 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
6. "I titoli mondiali vinti dai masters italiani" (in Italian). superscommesse.it. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links

• Mario Longo at World Athletics
• Mario Longo at MastersAthletics.net