Mario Lega (born 10 January 1957) is a former Italian
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
er who was 10th in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
at the
World Athletics Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
in 1985 and won two national championships at individual
senior level.
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Lega was also the Italian long jump record holder for one year.][
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National records
* Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...
: 7.95 m ( Salsomaggiore, 30 April 1980) - record holder until 11 April 1981.[
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Achievements
National titles
Lega won two national championships at individual senior level.Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships ( it, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships) are the national championships in athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from 1970 (first edition ...
**Long jump: 1979, 1985 (2)
See also
* Men's long jump Italian record progression
* Italy at the World Athletics Indoor Championships
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Italian male long jumpers
Sportspeople from Bologna
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle