# Franco Arese

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Italian middle-distance runner

Franco Arese Personal information Nationality Italian Born (1944-04-13) 13 April 1944 (age 82) Centallo, Italy Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 70 kg (154 lb) Sport Country Italy Sport Athletics Event Middle distance running Club Atalanta Balangero

**Francesco "Franco" Arese** (born 13 April 1944 in [Centallo](/source/Centallo)) is an [Italian](/source/Italians) middle-distance runner, competing mainly at 1500 m. Arese won the 1500 meters final at the [1971 European Athletics Championships](/source/1971_European_Athletics_Championships) in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki), [Finland](/source/Finland).[1]

He was the President of [Italian Athletics Federation](/source/Federazione_Italiana_di_Atletica_Leggera) (FIDAL).[2]

## Biography

Arese has won several Italian championships on 800, 1500 and 5000 meters.[3] He competed in both the [1968 Summer Olympics](/source/1968_Summer_Olympics) in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City) and the [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) in [Munich](/source/Munich), but on both occasions failed to qualify for the final.

## National titles

He won 12 times the [national championship](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships).

- **4 wins** in [800 metres](/source/800_metres) at the [Italian Athletics Championships](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships) (1968, 1969, 1972, 1973)[4]

- **4 wins** in [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) at the Italian Athletics Championships (1986, 1967, 1968, 1970)[4]

- **1 win** in [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) at the Italian Athletics Championships (1971)[4]

- **1 win** in [Cross country running](/source/Cross_country_running) at the Italian Athletics Championships (1970)[4]

- **1 win** in 1500 metres at the [Italian Athletics Indoor Championships](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships) (1972)[5]

- **1 win** in [3000 metres](/source/3000_metres) at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1970)[5]

## See also

- [FIDAL Hall of Fame](/source/FIDAL_Hall_of_Fame)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [gbrathletics – European Championships (Men)](http://www.gbrolympics.com/ic/ec.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080927/http://www.gbrolympics.com/ic/ec.htm) July 11, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Franco Arese – Presidente federale"](http://www.fidal.it/content/Franco-Arese/31) (in Italian). fial.it. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["gbrathletics – Italian Championships"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110711081006/http://www.gbrolympics.com/nc/ita.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.gbrolympics.com/nc/ita.htm) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-01-24.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OUTDOOR_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OUTDOOR_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OUTDOOR_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-OUTDOOR_4-3) ["ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm). gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-INDOOR_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-INDOOR_5-1) ["ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm). gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

## External links

- [Franco Arese](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14351964) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

- [Franco Arese](https://www.fidal.it/atleta_one.php?t=fKuTlJY) at the [Italian Athletics Federation](/source/Italian_Athletics_Federation) (in Italian)

- [Franco Arese](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/francesco-arese) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Franco Arese](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71841) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Franco Arese](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000010593) at InterSportStats

Related v t e European Athletics Championships champions in men's 1500 metres 1934: Luigi Beccali (ITA) 1938: Sydney Wooderson (GBR) 1946: Lennart Strand (SWE) 1950: Wim Slijkhuis (NED) 1954: Roger Bannister (GBR) 1958: Brian Hewson (GBR) 1962: Michel Jazy (FRA) 1966: Bodo Tümmler (FRG) 1969: John Whetton (GBR) 1971: Franco Arese (ITA) 1974: Klaus-Peter Justus (GDR) 1978: Steve Ovett (GBR) 1982: Steve Cram (GBR) 1986: Steve Cram (GBR) 1990: Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) 1994: Fermín Cacho (ESP) 1998: Reyes Estévez (ESP) 2002: Mehdi Baala (FRA) 2006: Mehdi Baala (FRA) 2010: Arturo Casado (ESP) 2012: Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 2014: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 2016: Filip Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 2018: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 2022: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 2024: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) v t e World University Games champions in men's 1500 metres 1959: Béla Szekeres (HUN) 1961: Tomás Salinger (TCH) 1963: John Whetton (GBR) 1965: Bodo Tümmler (FRG) 1967: Bodo Tümmler (FRG) 1970: Francesco Arese (ITA) 1973: Frank Clement (GBR) 1975: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 1977: Jozef Plachý (TCH) 1979: Graham Williamson (GBR) 1981: Saïd Aouita (MAR) 1983: Claudio Patrignani (ITA) 1985: Chris McGeorge (GBR) 1987: Hauke Fuhlbrügge (GDR) 1989: Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 1991: Niall Bruton (ITA) 1993: Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA) 1995: Abdelkader Chékhémani (FRA) 1997: Anthony Whiteman (GBR) 1999: Bernard Lagat (KEN) 2001: Pedro Antonio Esteso (ESP) 2003: Johan Pretorius (RSA) 2005: Ivan Heshko (UKR) 2007: Samir Khadar (ALG) 2009: Vyacheslav Sokolov (RUS) 2011: Imad Touil (ALG) 2013: Valentin Smirnov (RUS) 2015: Aleksey Kharitonov (RUS) 2017: Timo Benitz (GER) 2019: Michał Rozmys (POL) 2021: Benoît Campion (FRA) 2025: Filip Ostrowski (POL) v t e Italian Athletics Champions in men's 800 m 1913: Gian Ercole Salvi 1914: Emilio Lunghi 1915-1918: not held 1919: Dante Bertoni 1920: Ernesto Ambrosini 1921: Giuseppe Bonini 1922: Guido Cominotto 1923: Guido Cominotto 1924: Guido Cominotto 1925: Giovanni Garaventa 1926: Guido Cominotto 1927: Ettore Tavernari 1928: Ettore Tavernari 1929: Ettore Tavernari 1930: Mario Tognoli 1931: Luigi Beccali 1932: Ettore Tavernari 1933: Umberto cerati 1934: Mario Lanzi 1935: Mario Lanzi 1936: Mario Lanzi 1937: Carlo Guasconi 1938: Mario Lanzi 1939: Mario Lanzi 1940: Gioacchino Dorascenzi 1941: Bruno Donnini 1942: Mario Lanzi 1943: Mario Lanzi 1944: not held 1945: Giovanni Bard 1946: Mario Lanzi 1947: Egidio Pederzoli 1948: Aldo Fracassi 1949: Lorenzo Lunghi 1950: Aldo Fracassi 1951: Aldo Fracassi 1952: Marcello Dani 1953: Vittorio Maggioni 1954: Alvaro Lensi 1955: Giovanni Scavo 1956: Gianfranco Baraldi 1957: Giovanni Scavo 1958: Gianfranco Baraldi 1959: Gianfranco Baraldi 1960: Mario Fraschini 1961: Francesco Bianchi 1962: Francesco Bianchi 1963: Francesco Bianchi 1964: Francesco Bianchi 1965: Francesco Bianchi 1966: Gianfranco Carabelli 1967: Francesco Bianchi 1968: Franco Arese 1969: Franco Arese 1970: Gianni Del Buono 1971: Sandro Castelli 1972: Franco Arese 1973: Franco Arese 1974: Carlo Grippo 1975: Bruno Magnani 1976: Carlo Grippo 1977: Gabriele Ferrero 1978: Carlo Grippo 1979: Carlo Grippo 1980: Carlo Grippo 1981: Carlo Grippo 1982: Gabriele Ferrero 1983: Donato Sabia 1984: Donato Sabia 1985: Alberto Barsotti 1986: Alberto Barsotti 1987: Tonino Viali 1988: Donato Sabia 1989: Tonino Viali 1990: Tonino Viali 1991: Tonino Viali 1992: Andrea Benvenuti 1993: Giuseppe D'Urso 1994: Giuseppe D'Urso 1995: Davide Cadoni 1996: Andrea Giocondi 1997: Andrea Abelli 1998: Andrea Longo 1999: Andrea Longo 2000: Andrea Longo 2001: Andrea Giocondi 2002: Francesco Roncalli 2003: Livio Sciandra 2004: Francesco Roncalli 2005: Andrea Longo 2006: Maurizio Bobbato 2007: Livio Sciandra 2008: Livio Sciandra 2009: Mario Scapini 2010: Lukas Rifesser 2011: Giordano Benedetti 2012: Giordano Benedetti 2013: Michele Oberti 2014: Giordano Benedetti 2015: Giordano Benedetti 2016: Giordano Benedetti 2017: Stefano Migliorati 2018: Enrico Brazzale 2019: Simone Barontini 2020: Simone Barontini 2021: Simone Barontini 2022: Catalin Tecuceanu 2023: Catalin Tecuceanu 2024: Simone Barontini 2025: Catalin Tecuceanu v t e Italian Athletics Champions in men's 1500 m 1906: Emilio Lunghi 1907-1912: not held 1913: Emilio Lunghi 1914: Mario Candelori 1915-1918: not held 1919: Arturo Porro 1920: Ernesto Ambrosini 1921: Ernesto Ambrosini 1922: Ferruccio Bruni 1923: Disma Ferrario 1924: Disma Ferrario 1925: Disma Ferrario 1926: Giovanni Garaventa 1927: Angelo Davoli 1928: Luigi Beccali 1929: Luigi Beccali 1930: Luigi Beccali 1931: Luigi Beccali 1932: Mario Martini 1933: Alfredo Furia 1934: Luigi Beccali 1935: Luigi Beccali 1936: Luigi Beccali 1937: Mario Martini 1938: Luigi Beccali 1939: Guerrino Vitale 1940: Guerrino Vitale 1941: Guerrino Vitale 1942: Guerrino Vitale 1943: Mario Cosi 1944: not held 1945: Giovanni Bard 1946: Umberto Fiori 1947: Giovanni Nocco 1948: Umberto Fiori 1949: Angelo Tagliapietra 1950: Rinaldo Molina 1951: Vittorio Maggioni 1952: Vittorio Maggioni 1953: Vittorio Maggioni 1954: Vittorio Maggioni 1955: Gianfranco Baraldi 1956: Gianfranco Baraldi 1957: Gianfranco Baraldi 1958: Gianfranco Baraldi 1959: Alfredo Rizzo 1960: Alfredo Rizzo 1961: Alfredo Rizzo 1962: Francesco Bianchi 1963: Francesco Bianchi 1964: Francesco Bianchi 1965: Francesco Bianchi 1966: Franco Arese 1967: Franco Arese 1968: Franco Arese 1969: Gianni Del Buono 1970: Franco Arese 1971: Renzo Finelli 1972: Giulio Riga 1973: Gianni Del Buono 1974: Luigi Zarcone 1975: Vittorio Fontanella 1976: Vittorio Fontanella 1977: Giacinto De Cataldo 1978: Fulvio Costa 1979: Vittorio Fontanella 1980: Carlo Grippo 1981: Claudio Patrignani 1982: Claudio Patrignani 1983: Claudio Patrignani 1984: Claudio Patrignani 1985: Stefano Mei 1986: Alessandro Lambruschini 1987: Claudio Patrignani 1988: Davide Tirelli 1989: Davide Tirelli 1990: Gennaro Di Napoli 1991: Gennaro Di Napoli 1992: Gennaro Di Napoli 1993: Aless. Lambruschini 1994: Tonino Viali 1995: Massimo Pegoretti 1996: Roberto Baderna 1997: Andrea Abelli 1998: Lorenzo Lazzari 1999: Lorenzo Lazzari 2000: Christian Obrist 2001: Lorenzo Lazzari 2002: Christian Obrist 2003: Christian Obrist 2004: Christian Obrist 2005: Christian Obrist 2006: Christian Obrist 2007: Christian Obrist 2008: Lukas Rifesser 2009: Mario Scapini 2010: Giulio Iannone 2011: Merihun Crespi 2012: Christian Obrist 2013: Merihun Crespi 2014: Mohad Abdikadar Sheik 2015: Mohad Abdikadar Sheik 2016: Yemaneberhan Crippa 2017: Joao Bussotti 2018: Joao Bussotti 2019: Matteo Spanu 2020: Joao Bussotti 2021: Mohamed Zerrad 2022: Ossama Meslek 2023: Pietro Arese 2024: Federico Riva v t e Italian Athletics Champions in men's 5000 m 1907: Dorando Pietri 1908: Pericle Pagliani 1909: Ezio Cappellini 1910: Giuseppe Cattro 1911: Alfonso Orlando 1912: Alfonso Orlando 1913: Oreste Luppi 1914: Primo Brega 1915-1918: not held 1919: Primo Brega 1920: Carlo Speroni 1921: Carlo Speroni 1922: Ernesto Ambrosini 1923: Ernesto Ambrosini 1924: Angelo Davoli 1925: Giovanni Busan 1926: Angelo Davoli 1927: Luigi Boero 1928: Luigi Boero 1929: Luigi Boero 1930: Nello Bartolini 1931: Corrado Franceschini 1932: Giuseppe Lippi 1933: Bruno Betti 1934: Salvatore Mastroieni 1935: Luigi Beccali 1936: Umberto Cerati 1937: Luigi Pellin 1938: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1939: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1940: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1941: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1942: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1943: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1944: not held 1945: Alfredo Lazzerini 1946: Giovanni Nocco 1947: Giovanni Nocco 1948: Giovanni Nocco 1949: Mario Nocco 1950: Giovanni Nocco 1951: Valentino Manzutti 1952: Giacomo Peppicelli 1953: Rino Lavelli 1954: Giacomo Peppicelli 1955: Francesco Perrone 1956: Francesco Perrone 1957: Gianfranco Baraldi 1958: Antonio Ambu 1959: Luigi Conti 1960: Luigi Conti 1961: Antonio Ambu 1962: Antonio Ambu 1963: Luigi Conti 1964–: Antonio Ambu 1965: Antonio Ambu 1966: Renzo Finelli 1967: Antonio Ambu 1968: Giuseppe Ardizzone 1969: Renzo Finelli 1970: Giuseppe Ardizzone 1971: Franco Arese 1972: Aldo Tomasini 1973: Aldo Tomasini 1974: Giuseppe Cindolo 1975: Giuseppe Cindolo 1976: Giuseppe Gerbi 1977: Venanzio Ortis 1978: Piero Selvaggio 1979: Mariano Scartezzini 1980: Alberto Cova 1981: Piero Selvaggio 1982: Alberto Cova 1983: Alberto Cova 1984: Stefano Mei 1985: Alberto Cova 1986: Stefano Mei 1987: Ranieri Carenza 1988: Francesco Panetta 1989: Stefano Mei 1990: Renato Gotti 1991: Stefano Mei 1992: Renato Gotti 1993: Giuliano Baccani 1994: Angelo Carosi 1995: Francesco Bennici 1996: Umberto Pusterla 1997: Simone Zanon 1998: Angelo Carosi 1999: Luciano Di Pardo 2000: Gennaro Di Napoli 2001: Salvatore Vincenti 2002: Salvatore Vincenti 2003: Salvatore Vincenti 2004: Michele Gamba 2005: Simone Zanon 2006: Cosimo Caliandro 2007: Daniele Meucci 2008: Daniele Meucci 2009: Stefano La Rosa 2010: Stefano La Rosa 2011: Stefano La Rosa 2012: Stefano La Rosa 2013: Stefano La Rosa 2014: Marouan Razine 2015: Marouan Razine 2016: Yassine Rachik 2017: Najibe Salami 2018: Marouan Razine 2019: Marouan Razine 2020: Ala Zoghlami 2021: Pietro Riva 2022: Yemaneberhan Crippa 2023: Jacopo De Marchi 2024: Pietro Arese v t e Italian Athletics Champions in men's cross country Long course 1908–09: Pericle Pagliani 1910: Not held 1911: Giuseppe Cattro 1912: Not held 1913: Giuseppe Cattro 1914: Giuseppe Bausola 1915: Carlo Speroni 1916–18: Not held 1919: Lazzaro Parisio 1920: Not held 1921: Carlo Martinenghi 1922: Ernesto Ambrosini 1923–24: Angelo Davoli 1925: Giuseppe Lippi 1926: Angelo Davoli 1927–30: Giuseppe Lippi 1931–32: Nello Bartolini 1933: Umberto de Florentiis 1934–35: Luigi Pellin 1936: Umberto de Florentiis 1937–38: Giuseppe Lippi 1939–40: Not held 1941: Giuseppe Lippi 1942–43: Salvatore Costantino 1944–45: Not held 1946: Aldo Rossi 1947: Cristofano Sestini 1948: Luigi Pelliccioli 1949–50: Giuseppe Beviacqua 1951: Giacomo Peppicelli 1952: Edoardo Righi 1953: Giacomo Peppicelli 1954: Giovanni Lai 1955: Giacomo Peppicelli 1956: Luigi Conti 1957: Franco Volpi 1958: Gianfranco Baraldi 1959: Antonio Ambu 1960: Franco Volpi 1961: Francesco Perrone 1962: Luigi Conti 1963–64: Antonio Ambu 1965: Luigi Conti 1966–69: Antonio Ambu 1970: Franco Arese (7.5 km), Giovanni Pizzi (15 km) 1971: Gianni Del Buono (6 km), Renato Martini (12 km) 1972: Renato Martini 1973: Giuseppe Cindolo 1974–78: Franco Fava 1979: Luigi Zarcone 1980: Venanzio Ortis 1981: Claudio Solone 1982–86: Alberto Cova 1987–92: Francesco Panetta 1993: Vincenzo Modica 1994–95: Umberto Pusterla 1996: Gennaro Di Napoli 1997: Vincenzo Modica 1998: Umberto Pusterla 1999–2000: Rachid Berradi 2001: Michele Gamba 2002: Rachid Berradi 2003–04: Giuliano Battocletti 2005: Maurizio Leone 2006: Gabriele De Nard 2007: Giuliano Battocletti 2008–09: Andrea Lalli 2010: Kaddour Slimani 2011: Daniele Meucci 2012–13: Gabriele De Nard 2014: Jamel Chatbi 2015: Andrea Lalli 2016: Yemaneberhan Crippa 2017: Daniele Meucci 2018: Yohanes Chiappinelli 2019: Yemaneberhan Crippa 2020: Cancelled 2021: Iliass Aouani 2022: Iliass Aouani 2023: Marco Fontana Granotto 2024: Pasquale Selvarolo Short course 1998–2000: Luciano Di Pardo 2001: Lorenzo Perrone 2002–05: Luciano Di Pardo 2006: Fabio Cesari 2007–18: Not held 2019: Osama Zoghlami 2020: Cancelled 2021: Ala Zoghlami 2022: Ala Zoghlami 2023: Ala Zoghlami v t e Italian Athletics Champions in men's indoor 1500 m 1970: Roberto Gervasini 1971: Gianni Del Buono 1972: Franco Arese 1973: Adelio Diamante 1974: Carlo Grippo 1975: Roberto Gervasini 1976: Barry Smith (GBR) 1977: Adelio Diamante 1978: Federico Leporati 1979: Claudio Patrignani 1980: Federico Leporati 1981: Gianni Truschi 1982: Fulvio Costa 1983: Claudio Patrignani 1984: Riccardo Materazzi 1985: Riccardo Materazzi 1986: Claudio Patrignani 1987: Luca Vandi 1988: Luca Vandi 1989: Tonino Viali 1990: Davide Tirelli 1991: Davide Tirelli 1992: Amos Rota 1993: Amos Rota 1994: Massimo Pegoretti 1995: Andrea Abelli 1996: Andrea Giocondi 1997: Giuseppe D'Urso 1998: Giuseppe D'Urso 1999: Salvatore Vincenti 2000: Abdallah Abdelhak 2001: Christian Obrist 2002: Lorenzo Lazzari 2003: Salvatore Vincenti 2004: Andrea Longo 2005: Andrea Longo 2006: Christian Obrist 2007: Maurizio Bobbato 2008: Christian Obrist 2009: Christian Obrist 2010: Mario Scapini 2011: Najibe Salami 2012: Merihun Crespi 2013: Najibe Salami 2014: Abdellah Haidane 2015: Joao Bussotti 2016: Mohad Abdikadar 2017: Yassin Bouih 2018: Yassin Bouih 2019: Enrico Riccobon 2020: Yassin Bouih 2021: Pietro Arese 2022: Nesim Amsellek 2023: Pietro Arese 2024: Federico Riva 2025: Federico Riva v t e Italian Athletics Champions in men's indoor 3000 m 1970: Franco Arese 1971: Giuseppe Cindolo 1972: Gianni Del Buono 1973: Gianni Del Buono 1974: Franco Fava 1975: Aldo Tomasini 1976: Fernando Cerrada (ESP) 1977: Giuseppe Gerbi 1978: Venanzio Ortis 1979: Franco Fava 1980: Fulvio Costa 1981: Alberto Cova 1982: Alberto Cova 1983: Mariano Scartezzini 1984: Alberto Cova 1985: Stefano Mei 1986: Stefano Mei 1987: Franco Boffi 1988: Mauro Pregnolato 1989: Stefano Mei 1990: Angelo Carosi 1991: Alessandro Lambruschini 1992: Alessandro Lambruschini 1993: Fabio Olivo 1994: Gianni Bruzzi 1995: Gianni Crepaldi 1996: Luciano Di Pardo 1997: Gennaro Di Napoli 1998: Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 1999: Gennaro Di Napoli 2000: Gennaro Di Napoli 2001: Salvatore Vincenti 2002: Abdallah Abdelhak 2003: Lorenzo Perrone 2004: Salvatore Vincenti 2005: Cosimo Caliandro 2006: Cosimo Caliandro 2007: Najibe Salami 2008: Daniele Meucci 2009: Daniele Meucci 2010: Christian Obrist 2011: Simone Gariboldi 2012: Abdellah Haidane 2013: Abdellah Haidane 2014: Abdellah Haidane 2015: Said El Otmani 2016: Yemaneberhan Crippa 2017: Yassin Bouih 2018: Yassin Bouih 2019: Ossama Meslek 2020: Yassin Bouih 2021: Pietro Arese 2022: Federico Riva 2023: Ossama Meslek 2024: Federico Riva 2025: Federico Riva v t e 1968 Italy Olympic Athletics Team Men's track & road athletes Antonio Ambu Franco Arese Sergio Bello Livio Berruti Pasquale Busca Giovanni Cornacchia Gianni Del Buono Gioacchino De Palma Renzo Finelli Roberto Frinolli Furio Fusi Sergio Liani Sergio Ottolina Eddy Ottoz Abdon Pamich Ennio Preatoni Giacomo Puosi Umberto Risi Angelo Sguazzero Vittorio Visini Men's field athletes Giacomo Crosa Giuseppe Gentile Women's track & road athletes Donata Govoni Carla Panerai Paola Pigni Women's field athletes Magalì Vettorazzo v t e 1972 Italy Olympic Athletics Team Men's track & road athletes Pasqualino Abeti Marco Acerbi Franco Arese Giorgio Ballati Sergio Bello Luigi Benedetti Antonio Brutti Giuseppe Buttari Domenico Carpentieri Lorenzo Cellerino Giuseppe Cindolo Franco De Menego Gianni Del Buono Franco Fava Roberto Frinolli Daniele Giovanardi Vincenzo Guerini Sergio Liani Renato Martini Pietro Mennea Abdon Pamich Ennio Preatoni Giacomo Puosi Vittorio Visini Men's field athletes Renzo Cramerotti Armando De Vincentis Enzo Del Forno Renato Dionisi Silvio Fraquelli Giuseppe Gentile Gian Marco Schivo Silvano Simeon Mario Vecchiato Women's track & road athletes Donata Govoni Maddalena Grassano Cecilia Molinari Laura Nappi Alessandra Orselli Paola Pigni Women's field athletes Sara Simeoni

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