Mario Scapini (born 2 February 1989) is a former
Italian
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male
middle-distance runner
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, who at the age of 23, after winning three
Italian championships and taking part in a World championship and a European championship, was forced to permanently stop his career as a sportsman due to
stomach cancer.
Biography
During his
youth
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career he won the gold medal at the
European Athletics U20 Championships
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in 2007.
Achievements
National titles
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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, w ...
** 800 metres: 2009
** 1500 metres: 2009
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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 ...
** 1500 metres: 2010
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Scapini, Mario
1989 births
Living people
Italian male middle-distance runners
Athletes from Milan