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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 (age 61) La Spezia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle distance run Long-distance run | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).
Biography
Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994. 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.
Achievements
National titles
Stefano Mei has won 8 times the individual national championship.
- 4 wins in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)
- 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)
- 3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989)
See also
- Italian all-time lists - 1500 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
References
- "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.
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- "Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.
- ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
External links
- Stefano Mei at World Athletics
- Stefano Mei at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Stefano Mei at Olympics.com
- Stefano Mei at Olympedia
- Interview: Stefano Mei
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from La Spezia
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- European athletics champions for Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen