Franco Fava (born 3 September 1952) is an Italian former
long-distance runner.
Biography
Franco Fava participated at two editions of the
Summer Olympics (1972, 1976), he has 29 caps in
national team
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from 1968 to 1977.
After his sporting career Fava became a journalist and currently writes for the
Corriere dello Sport.
Achievements
National titles
Franco Fava has won 13 times the individual
national championship.
*4 wins in
3000 metres steeplechase (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
*2 wins in
3000 metres indoor (1974, 1979)
*1 win in
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 shortcut ...
(1976)
*5 wins in
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 cou ...
(1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
Italian male cross country runners
Italian male long-distance runners
Italian male steeplechase runners
Olympic athletes of Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Universiade gold medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
20th-century Italian people