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Luigi Beccali (19 November 1907 – 29 August 1990) was the first Italian to win an Olympic gold medal in running, in the 1500 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the first Italian to win a European Championship title in athletics.[1]

Luigi Beccali

Personal information
Born	19 November 1907 Milan, Kingdom of Italy
Died	29 August 1990 (aged 82) Rapallo, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Club	Pro Patria Milano
Coached by	Dino Nai[1]
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles 1500 metres 1936 Berlin 1500 metres European Championships 1934 Turin 1500 metres 1938 Paris 1500 metres

Biography

Born in Milan, Luigi Beccali, as a youth, was fascinated by cycling and track and field athletics, but choose the latter, when he met the coach Dino Nai.[1]

Luigi Beccali, an Italian champion in 1500 m from 1928 to 1931, became a national hero overnight when he won the Olympic 1500 m gold at Los Angeles.

In 1933, Beccali ran three world records. At first he equalled Jules Ladoumègue's world record 3:49.2, then lowered it to 3:49.0. At the end of the year he also set the 1,000 yd (910 m) world record of 2:10.0.

Beccali won the 1500 m at the first European Championships in 1934, but was outrun by Jack Lovelock at the 1936 Summer Olympics, settling for third place in 1500 m. He was again third in 1500 m at the European Championships in 1938. He also won the Italian championships from 1934 to 1938 in 1500 m and at 1935 in the 5000 m.

Beccali was originally a council surveyor, responsible for road maintenance. His work schedule allowed him to train twice a day. He eventually moved to the United States, and retired from running there in 1941, becoming a wine trader.[1]

See also

• Walk of Fame of Italian sport
• FIDAL Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Luigi Beccali at World Athletics
• Luigi Beccali at European Athletic Association (archived)
• Luigi Beccali at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Luigi Beccali at Olympedia
• Luigi Beccali at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)

На других языках

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- [en] Luigi Beccali

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[fr] Luigi Beccali

Luigi Beccali (né le 19 novembre 1907 à Milan - mort le 29 août 1990 à Daytona Beach, Floride) était un athlète italien, qui s'illustra sur la piste dans les années 1930.

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[it] Luigi Beccali

Luigi Beccali, detto Ninì (Milano, 19 novembre 1907 – Rapallo, 30 agosto 1990), è stato un mezzofondista italiano, campione olimpico a Los Angeles 1932 e campione europeo a Torino 1934 nei 1500 metri piani.

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[ru] Беккали, Луиджи

Луиджи Беккали — итальянский бегун на средние дистанции.

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