- Danilo Goffi
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Danilo Goffi (born 3 December 1972 in Legnano) is an 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.
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.[1] He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 Venice Marathon, coming in seventh place overall with his time of 2:14:41 hours.[2]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Italy 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 Personal bests
- 5000 metres - 13:44.64 min (1995)
- 10,000 metres - 28:28.39 min (1996)
- Half marathon - 1:01:23 hrs (1996)
- Marathon - 2:08:33 hrs (1998)
References
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-10-23). Kirop smashes women’s record in Venice. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
External links
- IAAF profile for Danilo Goffi
- sports-reference
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Milan
- Italian long-distance runners
- Male long-distance runners
- Marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Italian athletics biography stubs
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