Stefano Malinverni

Stefano Malinverni
Personal information
Born(1959-05-14)14 May 1959
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Died19 June 2024(2024-06-19) (aged 65)
Milan, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 46.09 (1981)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
European Indoor Championships 0 1 1
Summer Universiade 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 0 0 1
European Cup 1 0 0

Stefano Malinverni (14 May 1959 – 19 June 2024) was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Biography

Malinverni won six medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1980), he has 36 caps in national team from 1977 to 1986.[2]

He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Mauro Zuliani, Roberto Tozzi and Pietro Mennea. His personal best time was 46.09 seconds, achieved in July 1981 in Milan.[3]

Malinverni died in Milan on 19 June 2024, at the age of 65.[4]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1979 European Indoor Championships Austria Vienna 2nd 400 m 46.69
Mediterranean Games Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.61
Summer Universiade Mexico Mexico City 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.80
1980 Olympic Games Soviet Union Moscow 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.03
1981 European Indoor Championships France Grenoble 3rd 400 m 46.96
European Cup Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.42
1983 World Championships Finland Helsinki 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.10

National titles

He has won 5 times the individual national championship.[5][6]

  • 3 wins in the 400 metres (1979, 1980, 1981)
  • 2 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1979, 1980)

See also

References

  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  4. ^ È morto Stefano Malinverni, bronzo olimpico dell’80 e star giovanile dei 400 (in Italian)
  5. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 December 2012.