Salvatore Bettiol

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Salvatore Bettiol
Personal information
Born (1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 63)
Volpago del Montello, Province of Treviso, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Marathon
ClubCUS Universo Ferrara
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Marathon: 2:09:40 (1994)
Medal record
World Marathon Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Seoul Team marathon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Milan Team marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Seoul Marathon
Event1st2nd3rd
Venice Marathon 200

Salvatore Bettiol (born 28 November 1961) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy.

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Biography

He represented his native country twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in 2nd place overall at the 1988 New York Marathon, and for winning the 1987 Venice Marathon. He also finished in 4th place overall at the 1990 European Championships in Split, FR Yugoslavia.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1986 Venice Marathon Venice, Italy1stMarathon2:18:44
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 13thMarathon 2:17:45
Venice Marathon Venice, Italy1stMarathon2:10:01
1988 New York Marathon New York City, United States 2ndMarathon2:11:41
1990 London Marathon London, England2ndMarathon2:10:40
1990 European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 4thMarathon 2:17:45
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan6thMarathon 2:15:58
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain5thMarathon 2:14:15
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany—Marathon DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 20thMarathon 2:17:27

National titles

Salvatore Bettiol has won 4 times the individual national championship. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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