Umberto Risi
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| Born | 31 December 1940 (age 83) Rome, Italy | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 3000 m steeplechase | |||||||||||
| Club | CUS Roma | |||||||||||
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| Personal best | 8:33.8 (1970) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ^ Umberto Risi. sports-reference.com
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK, pp. 405–412. European Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ^ Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Rome
- Italian male steeplechase runners
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Italian Athletics Championships winners