Danilo Goffi

Danilo Goffi (born 3 December 1972, in Legnano) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics. He was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 1998 European Athletics Championships.

Danilo Goffi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1972-12-03) 3 December 1972
Legnano, Italy
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubC.S. Carabinieri
Coached byGiorgio Rondelli
Retired2015[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 me: 13:44.64 (1995)
  • 10,000 m: 28:28.39 (1996)
  • Half marathon: 1:01:23 (1996)
  • Marathon: 2:08:33 (1998)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 BudapestMarathon
European Marathon Cup
Gold medal – first place1998 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 GothenburgTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 BudapestIndividual[2]
World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 Montbéliard-BelfortTeam
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Thessaloniki10,000 m
International Marathons
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Venice Marathon 1 1 0
Turin Marathon 1 1 0
Rotterdam Marathon 0 0 1

He won two times the Italian national championships of the marathon; the first time in 1995 when he was 23 years old, and the second time, 19 years after in 2014 when he was 42.[3]

Biography

Goffi won the 1995 Venice Marathon and was part of the Italian bronze medal-winning team at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships that year. He won the Turin Marathon in 2005 and also competed at the 2010 edition of the race, finishing in fifth place.[4] He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 Venice Marathon, coming in seventh place overall with his time of 2:14:41 hours.[5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 1st 10,000 m 30:18.62
1995 Venice Marathon Venice, Italy 1st Marathon 2:09:26
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 9th Marathon 2:15:08
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 4th Marathon 2:14:47
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Marathon 2:12:11
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 5th Marathon 2:14:50
2001 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 5th Marathon 2:10:35
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 13th Marathon 2:15:57
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th Marathon 2:14:45

National titles

See also

References
  1. "EXTREME PEOPLE 102 - Danilo Goffi Story" (in Italian). youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. The ranking coincided with the ranking of the 1998 European Championships marathon race.
  3. "Danilo Goffi: una vita a suon di 42 km" (in Italian). losportinsegna.it. Retrieved 16 August 2017. ...conquista il titolo italiano assoluto di Maratona a Milano: 19 anni dopo il primo trionfo
  4. Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
  5. Sampaolo, Diego (2011-10-23). Kirop smashes women’s record in Venice. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
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