Emiliano Morbidelli (born 23 August 1977) is an Italian

long distance runner Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

and

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

, competing for the

Vatican City Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—' * german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ') * pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—' * pt, Cidade do Vati ...

. Morbidelli is also the president of

Vatican Cycling Vatican Cycling is the official governing body for the sport of cycling in the Vatican City. History Vatican Cycling became a member of the International Cycling Union in September 2021. Vatican Cycling was the first sports federation from Vatica ...

Career

Morbidelli participated at the

2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe The 2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe was the fourth edition of the biennial competition in outdoor track and field organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASE). It was held on 11 June 2022 at the Matthew Mi ...

in the men's 5000 m competing for the Vatican City, alongside his compatriot Sara Carnicelli, in a "non-scoring" manner. He managed to represent the Vatican as he works as a technician at the Bambino Gesù Hospital which is under jurisdiction of the nation. He finished with a time of 17:28.71, placing sixth unofficially.

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* Living people 1977 births Vatican City runners Vatican City cyclists Vatican City sportspeople Italian male long-distance runners 20th-century Italian sportspeople 21st-century Italian sportspeople {{VaticanCity-bio-stub