Umberto Risi

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Umberto Risi
Umberto Risi 1968.jpg
Personal information
Born31 December 1940 (1940-12-31) (age 82)
Rome, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 3000 m steeplechase
ClubCUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8:33.8 (1970)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Izmir 3000 m steeplechase

Umberto Risi (born 31 December 1940) is a retired Italian steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the final. Risi won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. [1] His personal best for the steeplechase was 8:33.8 minutes, set in 1970. [2]

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Biography

Risi ran for Italy at the 1970 International Cross Country Championships but failed to finish. [3] He was later selected for the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but again did not finish. [4] He was twice a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (1969 and 1971), but did not progress beyond the steeplechase heats of either competition. [5]

He was a two-time Italian national champion in the steeplechase, winning in 1969 and 1970. [6]

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References

  1. Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  2. Umberto Risi. sports-reference.com
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  5. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK, pp. 405–412. European Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  6. Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.