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National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 August 1962 Orvieto, Italy | (age 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Snam Gas Metano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Fabrizio Lepore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 m, twice European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor.[1]
Biography
[edit]Tilli was born in Orvieto, Umbria. In his career he won 17 medals at the International athletics competitions, eight of these with national relays team.[2] He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000.[3] His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich.[4] His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.[5]
Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey,[6] whom he also coached for a period.[7]
Record
[edit]World record
[edit]- 200 metres indoor: 20.52 (
Turin, 21 February 1985) - until 22 February 1987 (Bruno Marie-Rose, France 20.36 in Liévin)[8]
European record
[edit]- 4 × 200 metres relay: 1:21.10 (
Cagliari 29 September 1983), Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) - current holder [9]
Achievements
[edit]National titles
[edit]Tilli won 14 national championships at individual senior level.[14][15]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 m: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997 (6)
- 100 m: 1986, 1988, 1991 (3)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 60 m: 1995, 1996, 2000 (3)
- 200 m: 1985, 1987 (2)
See also
[edit]- Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
- Italy national relay team
- Italy national athletics team - More caps
References
[edit]- ^ "Stefano tilli - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- ^ "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.
- ^ He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.
- ^ 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Stefano Tilli at World Athletics
- Stefano Tilli at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Stefano Tilli at Olympedia