Pierfrancesco Pavoni

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Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Pierfrancesco Pavoni.jpg
Pavoni in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 61)
Rome, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Club Pro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.55 (1990)
  • 100 m: 10.22 (1986)
  • 200 m: 20.38 (1987)
  • 400 m: 45.71 (1985)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 010
World Indoor Championships 002
European Championships 010
European Indoor Championships 020
Mediterranean Games 200
European Cup 003
European Junior Championships 001
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Helsinki 4×100 metres relay
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Athens 100 metres
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 60 metres
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Budapest 60 metres
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Liévin 60 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Glasgow 60 metres
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Utrecht 100 metres

Pierfrancesco Pavoni (born 21 February 1963, in Rome) is a retired sprinter from Italy.

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Biography

He won twelve medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team and one of these at junior level. [1] His greatest achievements were the 1982 European Championships silver medal as well as two World Indoor bronze medals.

His personal times were both achieved in 1986: 10.22 seconds over 100 metres and in 1987: 20.38 seconds over 200 metres. At 1983 World Championships he set the Italian record of the 4 × 100 m, winning another silver medal, with the teammate Pietro Mennea at the last relay.

International competitions

Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy4th 60 metres 6.68 [2]
European Championships Athens, Greece2nd 100 metres 10.25(wind: -0.8 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland2nd 4 × 100 metres relay 38.37 NR
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco1st 100 metres 10.24 [3]
1st 4 × 100 metres relay 38.76 [3]
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany11th (sf) 200 metres 20.85(wind: 0.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.86
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States3rd 60 metres 6.59
European Indoor Championships Liévin, France2nd 60 metres 6.58
World Championships Rome, Italy7th 100 metres 16.23 [4]
7th 200 metres 20.45 PB
7th 4 × 100 metres relay 39.62
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary5th 60 metres 6.64 [5]
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 4 × 100 metres relay 38.54
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 60 metres 6.61
European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands4th 60 metres 6.62 [6]
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom2nd 60 metres 6.59
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia19th (h) 100 metres 10.57(wind: -0.9 m/s)

National titles

He has won 8 times the individual national championship. [7] [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 1982 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  3. 1 2 "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ↑ He was injured in the final; in preliminary rounds he had run in 10.33.
  5. ↑ 1988 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  6. ↑ 1989 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  7. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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