Giovanni Puggioni

Giovanni "Gianni" Puggioni (born 19 March 1966) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.[4]

Giovanni Puggioni
Puggioni in 1996.
Personal information
Nickname(s)Gianni[1]
National teamItaly: 21 caps (19898-1999)[2]
Born (1966-03-19) March 19, 1966
Sassari, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
Club
Retired2011[4]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.36 (1995)
  • 200 m: 20.44 (1997)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
European Cup 1 1 0
Military World Games 1 1 0
World Military Championships 3 1 0
Total 7 3 1
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 Gothenbourg4x100 m relay

Biography

Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia, he won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.[5] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari.[6] His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995 in Cesenatico.[7]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
1989 Universiade West Germany Duisburg 17th 200 m 21.12
1990 European Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 14th 200 m 21.85
1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg 3rd 4×100 m relay 39.07 [8]
1996 Olympic Games United States Atlanta DNF 4×100 m relay no time
1997 World Indoor Championships France Paris 30th 60 m 6.75 CR
DNF 200 m no time
Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st 200 m 20.44 CR
1st 4×100 m relay 38.61 CR
World Championships Greece Athens QF 200 m 22.77 [9]
SF 4×100 m relay 38.77

National titles

Puggioni won seven national championships at individual senior level.[10][11]

See also

References
  1. "Giovanni Puggioni" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Al termine si svolgerà un incontro con l'Atleta nazionale Gianni Puggioni che racconterà della sua esperienza di gare e della sua amicizia con Pietro Mennea.
  2. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "Giovanni Puggioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Affiliations: Fiamme Gialle
  4. "Giovanni Puggioni - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  7. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  8. "4X100 METRES RELAY MEN - 5TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Pos 3 - Mark 39.07 - Country ITA - ORDER ATHLETE (1 Giovanni PUGGIONI, 2 Ezio MADONIA, 3 Angelo CIPOLLONI, 4 Sandro FLORIS)
  9. He ran a better crono: 20.77 in heats.
  10. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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