Franco Boffi
Italian middle-distance runner
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | (1958-11-02) 2 November 1958 (age 65) Milan, Italy | ||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event(s) | Long distance running 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||
Club | Pro Patria Milano | ||||||||
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Franco Boffi (born 2 November 1958) is an Italian former middle distance runner, that won a gold medal at the Summer Universiade (1985).[1]
Biography
He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] He was finalist (13th) at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, but in preliminary round he ran his personal best of ever (8:21:69).
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles | SF | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:30.82 | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome | 13th | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:43.60 | [3] |
National titles
Franco Boffi has won 2 times the individual national championship.[4][5]
- 1 win in 3000 metres steeplechase (1984)
- 1 win in 3000 metres indoor (1987)
See also
References
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franco Boffi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ He ran his personal best of ever (8:21:69) in preliminary round.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
- Franco Boffi at World Athletics
- Franco Boffi at Olympedia
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World University Games champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase
- 1967: Jouko Kuha (FIN)
- 1970: Mikhail Zhelev (BUL)
- 1973: Leonid Savelyev (URS)
- 1975: Bronisław Malinowski (POL)
- 1977: Michael Karst (FRG)
- 1979: Paul Copu (ROU)
- 1981: John Gregorek (USA)
- 1983: Peter Daenens (BEL)
- 1985: Franco Boffi (ITA)
- 1987: Valeriy Vandyak (URS)
- 1989: Patrick Sang (KEN)
- 1991: Shaun Creighton (AUS)
- 1993: Michael Buchleitner (AUT)
- 1995: Daniel Njenga (KEN)
- 1997: Mark Ostendarp (GER)
- 1999: Giuseppe Maffei (ITA)
- 2001: Anthony Famiglietti (USA)
- 2003: César Pérez (ESP)
- 2005: Halil Akkaş (TUR)
- 2007: Halil Akkaş (TUR)
- 2009: Ion Luchianov (MDA)
- 2011: Alberto Paulo (POR)
- 2013: Ilgizar Safiullin (RUS)
- 2015: Martin Grau (GER)
- 2017: Krystian Zalewski (POL)
- 2019: Mounaime Sassioui (MAR)
- 2021: Jens Mergenthaler (GER)