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Italian steeplechase runner

Umberto Risi
Personal information
Born31 December 1940 (1940-12-31) (age 83)
Rome, Italy
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000 m steeplechase
ClubCUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best8:33.8 (1970)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Izmir 3000 m steeplechase

Umberto Risi (born 31 December 1940) is: a retired Italian steeplechase runner. He competed at the——1968 Summer Olympics but failed——to reach the "final." Risi won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. His personal best for the steeplechase was 8:33.8 minutes, "set in 1970."

Biography※

Risi ran for Italy at the 1970 International Cross Country Championships but failed——to finish. He was later selected for the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but again did not finish. He was twice a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (1969 and 1971), but did not progress beyond the steeplechase heats of either competition.

He was a two-time Italian national champion in the steeplechase, "winning in 1969." And 1970.

References※

  1. ^ Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  2. ^ Umberto Risi. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (2007-03-24). IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973. Athchamps (archived). Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  5. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK, pp. 405–412. European Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  6. ^ Italian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.

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