Luigi Zarcone (18 June 1950, in

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– 9 June 2001, in

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) was an Italian middle and

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Biography

Luigi Zarcone won two medals, at senior level, at the

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. He has 32 caps in

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from 1973 to 1983. He died prematurely at only 50 years old, in

in 2001. In his native hometown,

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, is organized every year since 2003, a race named after him, the'' Memorial Luigi Zarcone''.

Achievements

National titles

Luigi Zarcone has won 4 times the individual

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. *1 win in the

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(1974) *2 wins in the

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(1977, 1979) *1 win in the

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(1979)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zarcone, Luigi 1950 births 2001 deaths Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Italian male cross country runners Italian male long-distance runners Italian male middle-distance runners Sportspeople from Palermo Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics

Biography

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