Mario Scapini

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Mario Scapini
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Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 32)
Milan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
1500 metres
Club Pro Patria Milano
Coached by Giorgio Rondelli
Gianni Ghidini
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m: 1:46.95 (2012)
  • 1500 m: 3:44.06 (2009)

Mario Scapini (born 2 February 1989) is a former Italian male middle-distance runner, who at the age of 23, after winning three Italian championships and taking part in a World championship and a European championship, was forced to permanently stop his career as a sportsman due to stomach cancer. [1]

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Biography

During his youth career he won the gold medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in 2007.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2010 World Indoor Championships Flag of Qatar.svg Doha Heats800 m 1:50.74
European Championships Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona SF (12th)800 m 1:49.13

National titles

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References

  1. "Atletica, Mario Scapini: una corsa per la vita. Tumore ko!" (in Italian). oasport.it. Retrieved 16 September 2018.