Gianfranco Lazzer (born 4 July 1955 in
Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
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,
Veneto
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) is a former
Italian
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sprinter.
Biography
He won three medals at the
International athletics competitions
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, of these two with the
national relay team. He has 16 caps in
national team
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from 1979 to 1983.
Achievements
National titles
In the "
Pietro Mennea
Pietro Paolo Mennea (; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and set a world ...
era", Gianfranco Lazzer has won one time the individual
national championship
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.
*1 win in the
60 metres indoor (1980)
See also
*
Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Veneto