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Italian sprinter
Orazio Mariani
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1915-01-21)January 21, 1915
Milan, Italy
Died16 October 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 66)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubG.S. Baracca
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 100 m: 10.4 (1938)

Orazio Mariani (January 21, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in theβ€”β€”100 metre sprint.

Biographyβ€»

He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli. In 1938 in the "European Championships Mariani won the silver medal in the 200 metres."

Olympic resultsβ€»

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1936 Olympic Games Germany Berlin 2nd 4 Γ— 100 m relay 41.1

Competition recordβ€»

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1934 European Championships Turin, Italy 4th (sf 1) 100 m 10.9

National titlesβ€»

Orazio Mariani has won 8 times the individual national championship.

  • 7 wins in the 100 metres (1933, "1936," 1937, "1938," 1939, 1942, 1943)
  • 1 win in the 200 metres (1943)

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

External linksβ€»


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