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Mario Lanzi (10 October 1914 – 21 February 1980)[1] was an Italian athlete in the 1930s who specialised in the 800 metres and also competed over 400 metres.

Mario Lanzi

Lanzi in 1936
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1914-10-10)October 10, 1914 Castelletto sopra Ticino, Italy
Died	21 February 1980(1980-02-21) (aged 65) Schio, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running
Club	G. S. Baracca
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400 m: 46.7 (1939) 800 m: 1:49.0 (1939)
Medal record Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 800 m

Biography

Lanzi was born at Castelletto sopra Ticino, in the province of Novara (Piedmont).

He won the silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin over 800 m, finishing behind John Woodruff. In his native Italy Lanzi was without any serious rival. However, Lanzi lost the 800 m final at the 1938 European Championships in Athletics to Rudolf Harbig. Lanzi was famous for confusing his opponents by starting 800 m races like a sprinter.^{[citation needed]}

Lanzi died at Schio (Veneto), where he had worked as coach, in 1980.

National titles

Lanzi won 13 individual Italian national championship titles,[2] 5 at 400 metres and 8 at 800 metres.

• 400 metres: 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
• 800 metres: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1946

References

External links

• Mario Lanzi at Olympedia
• Mario Lanzi at the Italian Olympic Committee (in Italian)

На других языках

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- [en] Mario Lanzi

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[fr] Mario Lanzi

Mario Lanzi, né le 10 octobre 1914 à Castelletto sopra Ticino et mort le 21 février 1980 à Schio, était un athlète italien. Spécialiste du 800 m, il a gagné trois médailles aux championnats d'Europe et Jeux olympiques.

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[it] Mario Lanzi

Mario Lanzi (Castelletto sopra Ticino, 10 ottobre 1914 – Schio, 20 febbraio 1980[1]) è stato un mezzofondista e velocista italiano, medaglia d'argento negli 800 metri piani ai Giochi olimpici di Berlino 1936 e agli Europei di Torino 1934, nonché medaglia di bronzo agli Europei di Parigi 1938.

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