Francesco Ingargiola (born 15 February 1973 in
Mazara del Vallo) is an Italian long-distance runner, who finished 5th in the men's
marathon
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at the
2006 European Athletics Championships
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in
Gothenburg
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.
Biography
He won two gold medals at the
World Military Track & Field Championship (1995 and 2003).
Achievements
National titles
Francesco Ingargiola has won one time the individual
national championship
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.
*1 win in
Marathon
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(1997)
See also
*
Italian all-time lists - half marathon
*
Italian all-time lists - Marathon
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
People from Mazara del Vallo
Italian male long-distance runners
Italian male marathon runners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from the Province of Trapani
20th-century Italian people
21st-century Italian people
Italian Athletics Championships winners