# Stefano Mei

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Italian long-distance runner

Stefano Mei Mei in 2025 Personal information Nationality Italian Born (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 (age 63) La Spezia, Italy Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 80 kg (176 lb) Sport Country Italy Sport Athletics Events Middle distance run Long-distance run Club G.S. Fiamme Oro

**Stefano Mei** (born 3 February 1963 in [La Spezia](/source/La_Spezia)) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the [5000](/source/5000_metres) and [10000 metres](/source/10000_metres). [European champion](/source/European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) on 10000 m in 1986.

From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of [Italian Athletics Federation](/source/Italian_Athletics_Federation) (FIDAL).[1]

## Biography

Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the [International athletics competitions](/source/International_athletics_championships_and_games).[2] He participated at two editions of the [Summer Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympics) (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in [national team](/source/Italy_national_athletics_team) from 1981 to 1994.[3] In his career he won 8 times the [national championships](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships). Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the [Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera](/source/Federazione_Italiana_di_Atletica_Leggera) (FIDAL), in the [Franco Arese](/source/Franco_Arese) leaderships.[4]

## Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Italy 1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 17th (h) 1500 m 3:43.05 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:41.78[5] 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.96 1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th 1500 m 3:41.26 European Cup Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 1500 m 3:45.14 Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 5000 m 13:56.48 World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd 5000 m 14:05.99 1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 3000 m 7:59.12 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd 5000 m 13:11.57 1st 10,000m 27:56.79 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 5000 m 13:26.17 1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 3000 m 7:53.73 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 1st 5000 m 13:39.04 1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th 5000 m 13:27.13 3rd 10,000 m 28:04.46 1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan — 5000 m DNF 1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 7th 3000 m 7:51.42

## National titles

Stefano Mei has won **8** times the individual [national championship](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships).

- **4 wins** in [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) at the [Italian Athletics Championships](/source/Italian_Athletics_Championships) (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)[6]

- **1 win** in [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)[6]

- **3 wins** in [3000 metres](/source/3000_metres) at the [Italian Athletics Indoor Championships](/source/Italian_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) (1985, 1986, 1989)[7]

## See also

- [Italian all-time lists - 1500 metres](/source/Athletics_in_Italy#1500_metres)

- [Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres](/source/Athletics_in_Italy#5000_metres)

- [Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres](/source/Athletics_in_Italy#10,000_metres)

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità""](https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/31-01-2021/fidal-stefano-mei-nuovo-presidente-l-atletica-gioia-ora-discontinuita-400294536569.shtml) (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. [Archived](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) from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI"](http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf) (PDF). sportolimpico.it. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180917223622/http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** *Annuario dell'Atletica 2009*. [FIDAL](/source/Federazione_Italiana_di_Atletica_Leggera). 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale"](http://www.fidal.it/content/Stefano-Mei/49926) (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OUTDOOR_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OUTDOOR_6-1) ["ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm). gbrathletics.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222211/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ita.htm) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm). gbrathletics.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181004120252/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/itai.htm) from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

## External links

- [Stefano Mei](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14353898) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

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

- [Stefano Mei](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/stefano-mei) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Stefano Mei](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/72051) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Stefano Mei](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000010703) at InterSportStats

- [Interview: Stefano Mei](http://www.fitnesschic.it/interview/stefano_mei.html)

Related v t e European Athletics Championships champions in men's 10,000 metres 1934: Ilmari Salminen (FIN) 1938: Ilmari Salminen (FIN) 1946: Viljo Heino (FIN) 1950: Emil Zátopek (TCH) 1954: Emil Zátopek (TCH) 1958: Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL) 1962: Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) 1966: Jürgen Haase (GDR) 1969: Jürgen Haase (GDR) 1971: Juha Väätäinen (FIN) 1974: Manfred Kuschmann (GDR) 1978: Martti Vainio (FIN) 1982: Alberto Cova (ITA) 1986: Stefano Mei (ITA) 1990: Salvatore Antibo (ITA) 1994: Abel Antón (ESP) 1998: António Pinto (POR) 2002: José Manuel Martínez (ESP) 2006: Jan Fitschen (GER) 2010: Mo Farah (GBR) 2012: Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR) 2014: Mo Farah (GBR) 2016: Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR) 2018: Morhad Amdouni (FRA) 2022: Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA) 2024: Dominic Lobalu (SUI) v t e World University Games champions in men's 5000 metres 1959: Kevin Gilligan (GBR) 1961: János Pintér (HUN) 1963: Leonid Ivanov (URS) 1965: Keisuke Sawaki (JPN) 1967: Keisuke Sawaki (JPN) 1970: Nikolay Puklakov (URS) 1973: Mikhail Zhelobovskiy (URS) 1975: Franco Fava (ITA) 1977: Enn Sellik (URS) 1979: Ilie Floroiu (ROU) 1981: Doug Padilla (USA) 1983: Steve Harris (GBR) 1985: Stefano Mei (ITA) 1987: Anacleto Jiménez (ESP) 1989: Stefano Mei (ITA) 1991: John Mayock (GBR) 1993: Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 1995: Katsuhiro Kawauchi (JPN) 1997: Simone Zanon (ITA) 1999: Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 2001: Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 2003: Serhiy Lebid (UKR) 2005: Wilson Busienei (UGA) 2007: Halil Akkaş (TUR) 2009: Halil Akkaş (TUR) 2011: Andy Vernon (GBR) 2013: Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE) 2015: Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE) 2017: François Barrer (FRA) 2019: Jonas Raess (SUI) 2021: Simon Bédard (FRA) 2025: Arthur Gervais [fr] (FRA) 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 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 1984 Italy Olympic Athletics Team Men's track & road athletes Salvatore Antibo Sandro Bellucci Franco Boffi Giovanni Bongiorni Alberto Cova Giovanni D'Aleo Maurizio Damilano Raffaello Ducceschi Daniele Fontecchio Marco Marchei Riccardo Materazzi Carlo Mattioli Stefano Mei Pietro Mennea Ernesto Nocco Francesco Panetta Claudio Patrignani Pierfrancesco Pavoni Alessandro Pezzatini Roberto Ribaud Donato Sabia Antonio Selvaggio Piero Selvaggio Carlo Simionato Stefano Tilli Roberto Tozzi Antonio Ullo Mauro Zuliani Men's field athletes Alessandro Andrei Dario Badinelli Mauro Barella Orlando Bianchini Giovanni Evangelisti Agostino Ghesini Marco Martino Marco Montelatici Giampaolo Urlando Lucio Serrani Luciano Zerbini Women's track & road athletes Cosetta Campana Giuseppina Cirulli Gabriella Dorio Laura Fogli Patrizia Lombardo Marisa Masullo Alba Milana Paola Moro Agnese Possamai Erica Rossi Women's field athletes Fausta Quintavalla Sara Simeoni v t e 1988 Italy Olympic Athletics Team Men's track & road athletes Salvatore Antibo Sandro Bellucci Gelindo Bordin Alberto Cova Maurizio Damilano Giovanni De Benedictis Gennaro Di Napoli Raffaello Ducceschi Sandro Floris Alessandro Lambruschini Michele Lazazzera Ezio Madonia Carlo Mattioli Stefano Mei Pietro Mennea Francesco Panetta Pierfrancesco Pavoni Giovanni Perricelli Orlando Pizzolato Gianni Poli Donato Sabia Stefano Tilli Tonino Viali Men's field athletes Alessandro Andrei Giovanni Evangelisti Lucio Serrani Luca Toso Women's track & road athletes Anna Rita Angotzi Antonella Bizioli Roberta Brunet Maria Curatolo Daniela Ferrian Laura Fogli Marisa Masullo Rosanna Munerotto Rosella Tarolo Irmgard Trojer Women's field athletes Antonella Capriotti

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