Andrea Longo (born 26 June 1975 in Piove di Sacco) is a former Italian middle-distance runner.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1975 Piove di Sacco, Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography edit
He achieved his personal best just before Sydney Olympics, running 1'43"74 in Rieti in September 2000, reaching the second place in the all-time ranking in Italy, behind former world record holder Marcello Fiasconaro. He was disqualified from the 800 metres final at the 2000 Summer Olympics after barging Switzerland's André Bucher. He served a two-year ban from 2001 for testing positive for nandrolone.
After his ban his best performances have been a 5th place at the 2003 World Championships and a 7th place at the 2006 European Athletics Championships, both in the 800m. He was also a semi-finalist at the 2004 Olympics. He was the European record holder for the rarely run 600m (1'14"41). He is the husband of Fabé Dia.[1]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 10th (sf) | 800m | 1:52.00 |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 1st | 800m | 1:46.49 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.00 | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 800 metres | 1:45.33 [2] |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 5th | 800 metres | 1:45.43 |
National titles edit
Andrea Longo has won 7 times the individual national championship.[3][4]
- 4 wins in the 800 metres (1998, 1999, 2000, 2005)
- 1 win in the 800 metres indoor (1997)
- 2 wins in the 1500 metres indoor (2004, 2005)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "La cena del sorriso Testimonial sportivi per donare il sorriso con Operation Smile" (in Italian). webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ He ran in a better cron (1:45.01) in preliminary rounds.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
External links edit
- Andrea Longo at World Athletics
- Andrea Longo at European Athletics
- Andrea Longo at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Andrea Longo at Olympics.com
- Andrea Longo at Olympedia
- BBC report on drugs ban
