Franco Fava
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| Full name | Francesco Fava | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
3 September 1952 Roccasecca, Italy | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||
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Franco Fava (born 3 September 1952) is an Italian former long-distance runner.
Biography
Franco Fava participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972, 1976), he has 29 caps in national team from 1968 to 1977.[1]
After his sporting career Fava became a journalist and actually writes for the Corriere dello Sport.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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| 1972 | Olympic Games |  Munich |
Heat | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:35.0 | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games |  Montreal |
Heat | 10000 metres | 28:24.80 | |
| 8th | Marathon | 2:14:24 |
National championships
Franco Fava has won 13 times the individual national championship.[2][3]
- 4 wins in 3000 metres steeplechase (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
- 2 wins in 3000 metres indoor (1974, 1979)
- 1 win in Half marathon (1976)
- 5 wins in Cross country running (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
References
- ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
External links
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