Umberto Risi

Umberto Risi

Personal information
Born	31 December 1940 (1940-12-31) (age 84) Rome, Italy
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Club	CUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best	8:33.8 (1970)
Medal record Representing   Italy Mediterranean Games 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]

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]

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.

External links

• Umberto Risi at World Athletics
• Umberto Risi at Olympics.com
• Umberto Risi at Olympedia