Orlando Pizzolato

Orlando Pizzolato

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1958-07-30) 30 July 1958 (age 67) Thiene, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Club	CUS Universo Ferrera
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon: 2:10:23 (1985)
Medal record European Championships 1986 Stuttgart Marathon Summer Universiade 1985 Kobe Half marathon

Orlando Pizzolato (born 30 July 1958) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy.

Biography

He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 16th place (2:15:20). ^[1] His biggest success was twice winning the New York City Marathon (1984 ^[2] and 1985), and the silver medal in the men's marathon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1984	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	1st	2:14:53
1985	IAAF World Cup	Hiroshima, Japan	6th	2:10:23
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	1st	2:11:34
1986	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	3rd	2:11:43
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	2:10:57
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	3rd	2:12:13
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	2:14:03
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	6th	2:12:50
1988	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	7th	2:12:32
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	16th	2:15:20
	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	1st	2:15:24

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Orlando Pizzolato". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1985. New York: Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc. 1984. p. 34. ISBN   0-911818-71-5.

• 1988 Year Ranking

External links

• Orlando Pizzolato at World Athletics
• Orlando Pizzolato at Olympedia