Stefano Mei facts for kids
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 3, 1963 La Spezia, Italy |
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| Height | 1.85 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy |
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle distance run Long-distance run |
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| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stefano Mei (born 3 February 1963 in La Spezia) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres. European champion on 10000 m in 1986.
From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).
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Biography
Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994. In his career he won 8 times the national championships. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Franco Arese leaderships.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Italy |
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| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.05 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:41.78 |
| 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.
- 4 wins in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)
- 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)
- 3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989)
See also
In Spanish: Stefano Mei para niños
- Italian all-time lists - 1500 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
