{{short description|Italian long-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Stefano Mei | nickname = | image = Stefano Mei (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Mei in 2025 | nationality = [[Italia]]n | sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]] | event = [[Middle distance running|Middle distance run]]<br>[[Long-distance track event|Long-distance run]] | club = [[G.S. Fiamme Oro]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1963|2|3}} | birth_place = [[La Spezia]], [[Italy]] | residence = | retired= | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.85 m | weight = 80 kg | pb = *1500 m: 3:34.57 (1986) *5000 m: 13:11.57 (1986) *10000 m: 27:43.92 (1986) | country = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy national athletics team|Italy]] | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{ITA}}}} {{MedalCount|total=yes |[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]|1|1|1 |[[European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]|0|1|0 |[[Summer Universiade|Universiade]]|2|0|0 |[[IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]|0|1|0 |[[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]]|0|0|1 }} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|1986 Stuttgart]]|[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}} {{MedalSilver|1986 Stuttgart|[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|1990 Split]]|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1986 Madrid]]|[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Summer Universiade|Universiade]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1985 Summer Universiade|1985 Kobe]]|5000 m}} {{MedalGold|[[1989 Summer Universiade|1989 Duisburg]]|5000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF Continental Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1985 IAAF World Cup|1985 Canberra]]|5000 m}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1985 European Cup (athletics)|1985 Moscow]]|1500 m}} }} '''Stefano Mei''' (born 3 February 1963 in [[La Spezia]]) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the [[5000 metres|5000]] and [[10000 metres]]. [[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European champion]] on 10000 m in 1986.
From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of [[Italian Athletics Federation]] (FIDAL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/31-01-2021/fidal-stefano-mei-nuovo-presidente-l-atletica-gioia-ora-discontinuita-400294536569.shtml|title=Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L’atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|date=31 January 2021|accessdate=2 February 2021|archive-date=31 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131211931/https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/31-01-2021/fidal-stefano-mei-nuovo-presidente-l-atletica-gioia-ora-discontinuita-400294536569.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Biography== Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the [[International athletics championships and games|International athletics competitions]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917223622/http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> He participated at two editions of the [[Summer Olympics]] (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in [[Italy national athletics team|national team]] from 1981 to 1994.<ref>{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=[[Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera|FIDAL]]}}</ref> In his career he won 8 times the [[Italian Athletics Championships|national championships]]. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the [[Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera]] (FIDAL), in the [[Franco Arese]] leaderships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Stefano-Mei/49926|title=Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|access-date=14 August 2012}}</ref>
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{ITA}} |- |1982 |[[1982 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |[[Athens]], [[Greece]] |17th (h) |1500 m |[[1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:43.05]] |- |1983 |[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] |20th (sf) |1500 m |[[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres|3:41.78]]<ref>He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.</ref> |- |1984 |[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |[[Los Angeles]], United States |14th (sf) |1500 m |[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|3:37.96]] |- |rowspan=4|1985 |[[1985 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]] |[[Piraeus]], [[Greece]] |7th |1500 m |[[1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres|3:41.26]] |- |[[1985 European Cup (athletics)|European Cup]] |[[Moscow, Soviet Union]] |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1500 m |3:45.14 |- |[[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] |[[Kobe]], [[Japan]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |5000 m |13:56.48 |- |[[1985 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]] |[[Canberra, Australia]] |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |14:05.99 |- |rowspan=3|1986 |[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] |[[Madrid]], [[Spain]] |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |3000 m |[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:59.12]] |- |rowspan=2|[[1986 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |rowspan=2|[[Stuttgart]], [[West Germany]] |bgcolor=silver|2nd |5000 m |[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres|13:11.57]] |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000m |[[1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres|27:56.79]] |- |1988 |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]] |7th |5000 m |[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|13:26.17]] |- |rowspan=2|1989 |[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] |[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]] |8th |3000 m |[[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:53.73]] |- |[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] |[[Duisburg]], [[West Germany]] |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |5000 m |[[Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres|13:39.04]] |- |rowspan=2|1990 |rowspan=2|[[1990 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |rowspan=2|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] |7th |5000 m |[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 5000 metres|13:27.13]] |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |10,000 m |[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 10,000 metres|28:04.46]] |- |1991 |[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |[[Tokyo, Japan]] | — |5000 m |[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres|DNF]] |- |1992 |[[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] |[[Genoa]], [[Italy]] |7th |3000 m || [[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|7:51.42]] |}
==National titles== Stefano Mei has won '''8''' times the individual [[Italian Athletics Championships|national championship]]. *'''4 wins''' in [[5000 metres]] at the [[Italian Athletics Championships]] (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)<ref name=OUTDOOR>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm|title=ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=14 August 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222211/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> *'''1 win''' in [[1500 metres]] at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)<ref name=OUTDOOR/> *'''3 wins''' in [[3000 metres]] at the [[Italian Athletics Indoor Championships]] (1985, 1986, 1989)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm|title=ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS|publisher=gbrathletics.com|access-date=14 August 2012|archive-date=4 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004120252/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Athletics in Italy#1500 metres|Italian all-time lists - 1500 metres]] * [[Athletics in Italy#5000 metres|Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres]] * [[Athletics in Italy#10,000 metres|Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres]] * [[FIDAL Hall of Fame]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}} * [http://www.fitnesschic.it/interview/stefano_mei.html Interview: Stefano Mei]
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