Английская Википедия:Giacomo Leone
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox sportsperson Giacomo Leone (born 10 April 1971 in Francavilla Fontana, Brindisi) is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. He set his personal best (2:07:52) in the marathon on 4 March 2001 in Otsu, Japan. Leone is best known for winning the 1996 edition of the New York City Marathon.[1][2]
Biography
He was the last European to win New York City Marathon before the African dominance, except for Brazilian victories in 2006 and 2008. Leone still holds the record of "Italian most quick" to NYC Marathon.
When 18–20 years old he started to run distances over 20 km and in 1989 won the bronze medal in European Athletics Junior Championships (in 1989 edition in Varaždin, on 20 km Road Race);[3] in the next year he places himself at fifth place at Juniores World Championship on the same distance. When he was 20 he debuted in a marathon at Sheffield Universiade.
Achievements
| Representing Шаблон:ITA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 5th | 20 km road run | 1:03:01 |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | – | Marathon | DNF |
| 1996 | New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:54 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | Marathon | 2:17:16 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | — | Marathon | DNF |
| 2000 | Rome City Marathon | Rome, Italy | 2nd | Marathon | 2:08:41 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 5th | Marathon | 2:12:14 | |
| 2001 | Lake Biwa Marathon | Ōtsu, Japan | 2nd | Marathon | 2:07:52 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | Marathon | 2:17:54 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | Marathon | DNF |
See also
- Men's marathon Italian record progression
- Italian all-time lists - half marathon
- Italian all-time lists - Marathon
References
External links
Шаблон:Footer New York Marathon Champions Men Шаблон:Footer Italy athletics team at the 2000 Summer Olympics Шаблон:Authority control
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