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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||
| Born | (1915-01-21)21 January 1915 Milan, Italy | |||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 66) Milan, Italy | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Baracca | |||||||||||
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Orazio Mariani (21 January 1915 – 16 October 1981) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre sprint and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Mariani competed for Italy in the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Berlin, Germany, in the 4 x 100 metre relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli.
Mariani finished second behind Tinus Osendarp in the 100 yards event at the British 1938 AAA Championships. Soon after, in September at the 1938 European Athletics Championships, Mariani won the silver medal in the 200 metres.
Olympic results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1936 | Olympic Games |  Berlin
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2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.1 |
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Italy
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| 1934 | European Championships | Turin, Italy | 4th (sf 1) | 100 m | 10.9 |
National titles
Orazio Mariani has won 8 times the individual national championship.
- 7 wins in the 100 metres (1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943)
- 1 win in the 200 metres (1943)
References
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- "Italian wins six-mile title". Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
External links
- Orazio Mariani at World Athletics
- Orazio Mariani at Olympics.com
- Orazio Mariani at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Orazio Mariani at Olympedia
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- 1915 births
- 1981 deaths
- Athletes from Milan
- Italian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen