Andrea Longo (born 26 June 1975 in

Piove di Sacco Piove di Sacco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about southwest of Venice and about southeast of Padua. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 18,019 and an area of .All demogr ...

) is a former

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middle-distance runner.

Biography

He achieved his personal best just before Sydney Olympics, running 1'43"74 in Rieti in September 2000, reaching the second place in the all-time ranking in Italy, behind former world record holder Marcello Fiasconaro. He was disqualified from the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

final at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

after barging Switzerland's

André Bucher André Bucher (born 19 October 1976) is a retired Swiss 800 metres runner who ran for Adidas. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton in his event. Bucher also won the indoor bronze t ...

. He served a two-year ban from 2001 for testing positive for

nandrolone Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) which is used in the form of esters such as nandrolone decanoate (brand name Deca-Durabolin) and nandrolone phenylpropionate (brand name Durabolin). Nandrolon ...

. After his ban his best performances have been a 5th place at the 2003 World Championships and a 7th place at the

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

, both in the 800m. He was also a semi-finalist at the

2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. He is the European record holder for the rarely run 600m (1'14"41). He is the husband of

Fabé Dia Amy Fabé Dia Longo (born 14 February 1977) is a French-Italian sprint athlete who specializes in the 200 metres. She became an Italian citizen on 12 May 2009 through her marriage to Italian middle-distance runner Andrea Longo. Biography Dia ...

Achievements

National titles

Andrea Longo has won 7 times the individual

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

. *4 wins in the

(1998, 1999, 2000, 2005) *1 win in the 800 metres indoor (1997) *2 wins in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

indoor (2004, 2005)

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BBC report on drugs ban
{{DEFAULTSORT:Longo, Andrea 1975 births Living people Italian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Doping cases in athletics Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics

Biography

Achievements

National titles

See also

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