Giovanni Puggioni

Giovanni Puggioni
Puggioni in 1996.
Personal information
NicknameGianni[1]
National teamItaly: 21 caps (19898-1999)[2]
Born (1966-03-19) March 19, 1966 (age 58)
Sassari, Italy
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Club
Retired2011[4]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.36 (1995)
  • 200 m: 20.44 (1997)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
European Cup 1 1 0
Military World Games 1 1 0
World Military Championships 3 1 0
Total 7 3 1
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gothenbourg 4x100 m relay

Giovanni "Gianni" Puggioni (born 19 March 1966) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.[4]

Biography

Puggioni was born in Sassari, Sardinia, he won eleven medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with national relays team.[5] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.44 seconds, achieved at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari.[6] His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in July 1995 in Cesenatico.[7]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time Notes
1989 Universiade West Germany Duisburg 17th 200 m 21.12
1990 European Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 14th 200 m 21.85
1995 World Championships Sweden Gothenburg 3rd 4×100 m relay 39.07 [8]
1996 Olympic Games United States Atlanta DNF 4×100 m relay no time
1997 World Indoor Championships France Paris 30th 60 m 6.75 CR
DNF 200 m no time
Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 1st 200 m 20.44 CR
1st 4×100 m relay 38.61 CR
World Championships Greece Athens QF 200 m 22.77 [9]
SF 4×100 m relay 38.77

National titles

Puggioni won seven national championships at individual senior level.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Giovanni Puggioni" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Al termine si svolgerà un incontro con l'Atleta nazionale Gianni Puggioni che racconterà della sua esperienza di gare e della sua amicizia con Pietro Mennea.
  2. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Puggioni". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Affiliations: Fiamme Gialle
  4. ^ a b "Giovanni Puggioni - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  7. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  8. ^ "4X100 METRES RELAY MEN - 5TH IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 26 August 2017. Pos 3 - Mark 39.07 - Country ITA - ORDER ATHLETE (1 Giovanni PUGGIONI, 2 Ezio MADONIA, 3 Angelo CIPOLLONI, 4 Sandro FLORIS)
  9. ^ He ran a better crono: 20.77 in heats.
  10. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.