Luciano Caravani (born 14 May 1953) is a retired
Italian
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sprinter who specialized in the
100
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and
200 metres
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. He was born in
Vicenza
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. He won six medals at the
International athletics competitions
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, of these five with the
national relay team.
Biography
His personal best 100 metres time is 10.23 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in
Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in July 1979 in
Algiers. He has 34 caps in
national team
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from 1975 to 1983.
Achievements
National titles
In the "
Pietro Mennea era", Luciano Caravani has won two times the individual
national championship
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.
*1 win in the
100 metres
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(1977)
*1 win in the
60 metres
60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...
indoor (1975)
See also
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Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from Vicenza
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
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
Universiade silver medalists for Italy
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade
20th-century Italian people
21st-century Italian people