Mario Longo

Mario Longo
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1964-08-21) August 21, 1964
Naples, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.32 (1998)
  • 200 m: 21.18 (1998)
Medal record
European Championships
1990 Split 4x100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
1991 Athens 4x100 m relay

Mario Longo (born 21 August 1964 in Naples) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Biography

His personal best 100 metres time was 10.32 seconds, his personal best 200 metres time was 21.18 seconds. Both times were achieved in May 1998 in Naples.[1][2] He continued his racing career in masters athletics, also achieving some excellent results and records. For example, on 9 January 2010, in Ancona, Italy, he sets the worl record master, with the time of 6.97, in the M45 category.[3][4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.39
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.52
1992 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 8th 60 m[5] 6.77

See also

References

  1. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  2. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. ↑ "Records Indoor Men". world-masters-athletics.org. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mondo Master: Botto di inizio anno: record mondiale di Longo nei 60!" (in Italian). webatletica.it. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ↑ 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
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