Stefano Mei

Stefano Mei (born 3 February 1963 in La Spezia) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres. European champion on 10000 m in 1986.

Stefano Mei
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963
La Spezia, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle distance run
Long-distance run
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 1500 m: 3:34.57 (1986)
  • 5000 m: 13:11.57 (1986)
  • 10000 m: 27:43.92 (1986)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 1 1
European Indoor Championships 0 1 0
Universiade 2 0 0
World Cup 0 1 0
European Cup 0 0 1
Total 3 3 2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 Stuttgart10000 m
Silver medal – second place1986 Stuttgart5000 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 Split10000 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1986 Madrid3000 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1985 Kobe5000 m
Gold medal – first place1989 Duisburg5000 m
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1985 Canberra5000 m
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place1985 Moscow1500 m

From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).[1]

Biography

Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994.[3] In his career he won 8 times the national championships. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Franco Arese leaderships.[4]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 17th (h) 1500 m 3:43.05
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:41.78[5]
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.96
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th 1500 m 3:41.26
European Cup Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 1500 m 3:45.14
Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 5000 m 13:56.48
World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd 5000 m 14:05.99
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 3000 m 7:59.12
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd 5000 m 13:11.57
1st 10,000m 27:56.79
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 5000 m 13:26.17
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 3000 m 7:53.73
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 1st 5000 m 13:39.04
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th 5000 m 13:27.13
3rd 10,000 m 28:04.46
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan — 5000 m DNF
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 7th 3000 m7:51.42

National titles

Stefano Mei has won 8 times the individual national championship.

  • 4 wins in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)[6]
  • 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)[6]
  • 3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989)[7]

See also

References
  1. "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. "Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.
  6. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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