Giuseppe "Pippo" Cindolo (born 5 August 1945) is an Italian former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

, third at the

1974 European Athletics Championships The 11th European Athletics Championships of 1974 were held from 2 September to 8 September in Italy, at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete results were pu ...

on 10000 metres. He was born in

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

Biography

Cindolo has 48 caps in

Italy national athletics team The Italy national athletics team represents Italy at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or world athletics championships. Medal count When there is updated to 31 January 2022. Caps Updated at the 2013 Mediterrane ...

(from 1966 to 1976). In his career he participated in two editions of the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

and won the

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, wa ...

14 times.

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National titles

Cindolo won the

14 times: 13 outdoor and one indoor. ;Outdoor *2 wins in

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

(1974, 1975) *7 wins in 10000 metres (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) *3 wins in

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

(1974, 1975, 1976) *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 shortcu ...

(1974) *1 win in

Cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...

(1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969) ;Indoor *1 win in

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

(1971)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cindolo, Giuseppe 1945 births Living people Italian male cross country runners Italian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people People from Avellino

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