In an era when the popularity of female middle distance running was increasing, Pigni established six world records (those recognized are signed with an asterisk).[5][6]
paola, pigni, december, 1945, june, 2021, italian, middle, long, distance, runner, three, time, world, champion, cross, country, held, world, record, over, five, distance, running, events, track, from, 1500m, 000m, 1966personal, informationnationalityitalianbo. Paola Pigni 30 December 1945 11 June 2021 was an Italian middle and long distance runner 1 She was a three time world champion in cross country and held the world record over five distance running events on the track from 1500m to 10 000m 2 Paola PigniPaola Pigni in 1966Personal informationNationalityItalianBorn 1945 12 30 30 December 1945Milan Kingdom of ItalyDied11 June 2021 2021 06 11 aged 75 Rome ItalyHeight1 68 m 5 ft 6 in Weight55 kg 121 lb SportCountryItalySportAthleticsEvent s Middle distance runningClubSnia MilanoAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 800 m 2 01 95 1975 1500 m 4 02 85 1972 Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 0 0 1European Championships 0 0 1World Cross Country Championships 2 1 0Universiade 1 0 0Mediterranean Games 2 1 0Total 5 2 2Olympic Games1972 Munich 1500 mEuropean Championships1969 Athens 1500 mInternational Cross Country C ships1970 Vichy IndividualWorld Cross Country Championships1973 Waregem Individual1974 Monza IndividualUniversiade1973 Moscow 1500 mMediterranean Games1975 Algiers 800 m1975 Algiers 1500 m1971 Izmir 1500 m Contents 1 Biography 2 World records 3 Achievements 4 National titles 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditPigni competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich West Germany where she won the bronze medal in the women s 1500 m 3 She was the winner of the France version of the 1970 International Cross Country Championships She followed this up by winning the first two women s titles at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973 and 1974 4 World records EditIn an era when the popularity of female middle distance running was increasing Pigni established six world records those recognized are signed with an asterisk 5 6 5000 m 16 17 4 Formia 1 May 1969 5000 m 15 53 6 Milan 2 September 1969 1500 m 4 12 4 Milan 2 December 1969 10000 m 35 30 5 Milan 9 May 1970 3000 m 9 09 2 Formia 11 May 1972 Mile 4 29 5 Viareggio 8 August 1973 Achievements EditYear Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes1969 European Championships Athens 3rd 1500 m 4 12 00 NR1970 International Cross Country Championships Vichy 1st 3 km 10 38 41972 Olympic Games Munich 3rd 1500 m 4 02 85 7 1973 World Cross Country Championships Waregem 1st 3 99 km 13 45 21974 World Cross Country Championships Monza 1st 4 km 12 42National titles EditShe won 19 national championships at senior level 8 Italian Athletics Championships 400 m 1965 1967 2 800 m 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1973 6 1500 m 1970 1972 1974 1975 4 3000 m 1974 1 Cross country running 1967 1968 1969 1970 1973 1974 6 See also EditLegends of Italian sport Walk of Fame Italian all time top lists 1500 m FIDAL Hall of FameReferences Edit The Italian middle distance runner Paola Pigni at the Olympic Games agefotostock com Archived from the original on 24 June 2013 Retrieved 11 October 2012 PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 UOMINI PDF sportolimpico it Retrieved 30 September 2017 Paola Pigni Sports Reference Archived from the original on 23 February 2020 Retrieved 14 June 2012 International Cross Country Championships GBR Athletics Retrieved on 3 April 2015 Paola Pigni nee Cacchi trackfield brinkster net Retrieved 1 November 2012 Progression Track and Field Statistics trackfield brinkster net Retrieved 1 November 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES MEDALLISTS ATHLETICS WOMEN gbrathletics com Retrieved 11 October 2012 CAMPIONATI ASSOLUTI DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE 1923 2016 PDF sportolimpico it Retrieved 28 September 2017 External links EditPaola Pigni at World Athletics Paola Pigni at the Italian Athletics Federation in Italian Paola Pigni at Olympedia Paola Pigni at the Italian National Olympic Committee in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paola Pigni amp oldid 1146862164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
