Franco Boffi
Appearance
Personal information | |||||||||
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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | Milan, Italy | 2 November 1958||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||
Sport | |||||||||
Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event(s) | Long distance running 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||
Club | Pro Patria Milano | ||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||
Personal best |
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Medal record
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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
- 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 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Milan
- Italian male middle-distance runners
- Italian male steeplechase runners
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade gold medalists for Italy