Stefano Mei

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Stefano Mei
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Mei in 2025
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 (age 62)
La Spezia, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle distance run
Long-distance run
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 1500 m: 3:34.57 (1986)
  • 5000 m: 13:11.57 (1986)
  • 10000 m: 27:43.92 (1986)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
European Championships 111
European Indoor Championships 010
Universiade 200
World Cup 010
European Cup 001
Total332
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Stuttgart 10000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Stuttgart 5000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Split 10000 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Madrid 3000 m
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Kobe 5000 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Duisburg 5000 m
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Canberra 5000 m
European Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Moscow 1500 m

Stefano Mei (born 3 February 1963 in La Spezia) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres. European champion on 10000 m in 1986.

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From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL). [1]

Biography

Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. [2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994. [3] In his career he won 8 times the national championships. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Franco Arese leaderships. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 17th (h)1500 m 3:43.05
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (sf)1500 m 3:41.78 [5]
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th (sf)1500 m 3:37.96
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th1500 m 3:41.26
European Cup Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd1500 m3:45.14
Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st5000 m13:56.48
World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd5000 m14:05.99
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd3000 m 7:59.12
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd5000 m 13:11.57
1st10,000m 27:56.79
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th5000 m 13:26.17
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th3000 m 7:53.73
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 1st5000 m 13:39.04
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th5000 m 13:27.13
3rd10,000 m 28:04.46
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan —5000 m DNF
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 7th3000 m 7:51.42

National titles

Stefano Mei has won 8 times the individual national championship.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ↑ "Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.
  6. 1 2 "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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