Andrea Lalli (born 20 May 1987 in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

) is an Italian

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Biography

He started his career with medals at the

European Cross Country Championships The European Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition. Organised by the European Athletic Association, it is the area championships for the region and is held in December each year. The championships ...

, taking the junior individual and team titles at the 2006 edition and then winning the under-23 title in

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. He won his first

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medal at the

2009 European Athletics U23 Championships The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held between 16 and 19 July 2009 in the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania. Complete results and medal winners were published. Men's results Women's results Medal ta ...

, where he was the runner-up in the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

behind Turkey's

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, formerly of Ethiopia. Following a win at the

Lotto Cross Cup Brussels The Lotto Cross Cup Brussels, also known as the IRIS Lotto Cross Cup, is an annual cross country running competition that takes place in mid-December in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the Lotto Cross Cup series of races and is classed as an IAAF ...

in December, Lalli formed part of the

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winning Italian men's team at the

2009 European Cross Country Championships The 2009 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running competition that was held on 13 December 2009 near Dublin city, Fingal in Ireland. Dublin was selected as the host city in 2007 and the event was the first tim ...

. He claimed the short course title at the 2010

World Military Cross Country Championships The World Military Cross Country Championships is an international biennial cross country running competition organised by the International Military Sports Council (CISM). The competition is typically held in late February or early March. First hel ...

in March. He ran in the 10,000 m at the

2010 European Athletics Championships The 2010 European Athletics Championships were the 20th edition of the European Athletics Championships, organised under the supervision of the European Athletic Association. They were held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Cat ...

and was seventh in the final, while fellow Italian

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reached the podium. He had a career best finish of sixth in the senior race at the

2010 European Cross Country Championships The 2010 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running competition that took place on 12 December in Albufeira, Portugal. It was the second time that the country hosted the event, building upon the 1997 edition hel ...

, although the Italian team was fourth at the event. He made his debut over the

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

at the

Stramilano The Stramilano is an annual athletics event which takes place in Milan, Italy in spring. The event comprises three parts: the Stramilano International Half Marathon (a professional road running competition over 21.0975 km), the La Stramilano d ...

in March 2011 and managed to finish the course in a time of 62:32 minutes, being the first non-African finisher. This was the first time he had run the distance as, even in training, he had not exceeded 20 km. Lalli missed the rest of the 2011 season as he underwent Achilles surgery. On his return, he was the runner-up at the 2012 European Clubs Cross Country, finishing behind

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but helping his club (

Fiamme Gialle The Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle is the sport section of the Italian police force, Guardia di Finanza. The club's activity is carried out in the following twelve sports disciplines: sport of athletics, athletics, Swimming (sport), swimming, judo, ...

) to third in the competition. At the Stramilano he came a close second to

Yacob Jarso Yacob Jarso Kintra (born 5 February 1988) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner and former steeplechaser. He has represented Ethiopia at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. He became his country's ...

in a time of 1:01:11 hours – a personal best and the best performance by an Italian man at the event since 2002.Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-25)
Jarso and Straneo beat the heat at the Stramilano
IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-26. He won the 2012

title convincingly with a time of 30:01, 10 seconds ahead of the runner-up

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Achievements

National titles

He won 5 times the national championship at senior level. *

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

: 2015 ** 10 km road: 2014 **

Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

: 2008, 2009, 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalli, Andrea 1987 births Living people Italian male cross country runners Italian male long-distance runners Sportspeople from Florence Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Italian male marathon runners European Cross Country Championships winners 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people