Antonio Selvaggio (born 1 January 1958 in Palermo) is a retired male long-distance runner from

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He competed for his native country at the

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. He is the

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brother of Piero Selvaggio, also a long-distance runner. Selvaggio set his personal best (13:25.63) in the men's 5,000 metres in 1984.

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* 1958 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Italian twins Sportspeople from Palermo {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub