Emilio Lunghi

Emilio Lunghi (Genoa, March 16, 1886 - September 25, 1925) was an Italian athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's 800 metres race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. During his stay the the Unites States, he competed as a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, establishing several new records.

His time in the race was 1:54.2, which beat the previous Olympic record by 1.8 seconds but was still 1.4 seconds behind the time of Mel Sheppard, who took gold and set a new record at 1:52.8. Lunghi had won his semifinal heat with a time of 1:57.2 to advance to the final.

Lunghi also competed in the 1500 metres. His first-round heat also included Norman Hallows; both of the two runners broke the Olympic record in that heat, but Hallows came out on top by running the race in 4:03.4 as opposed to Lunghi's 4:03.8.

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NAME=Lunghi, Emilio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Italian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH=March 16, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH=Genoa
DATE OF DEATH=September 25, 1925
PLACE OF DEATH=Genoa