Luigi Benedetti
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 May 1951 Massa Carrara, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atalanta Massa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luigi Benedetti (Massa Carrara, 19 May 1951) is a former Italian sprinter.
He was twice finalist with the national relay team on 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games (1972 and 1976).
Biography
Luigi Benedetti won four medals with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), he has 22 caps in national team from 1971 to 1976.[2]
Olympic results
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1972 | Olympic Games |  Munich |
8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.14 | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games |  Montreal |
6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
National championships
In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luigi Benedetti has won just one time the individual national championship.[3]
- 1 win in 100 metres (1973)
See also
References
- ↑ "Podio Internazionale dal 1908 al 2008 – Uomini" [International Podium from 1908 to 2008 - Men] (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ↑ ""Campionati "Absoluti" Italiani sul podio tricolore – 1906 2012" [Championship "Absolute" Italians on the Tricolore Podium 1906 2012] (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
External links
- Luigi Benedetti at Sports Reference
Media related to Luigi Benedetti at Wikimedia Commons
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