Piero Selvaggio
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Piero Selvaggio (born 1 January 1958 in Palermo) is a retired male long-distance runner from
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.


Biography

He competed for his native country at the
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in
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. He is the
twin Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...
brother of
Antonio Selvaggio Antonio Selvaggio (born 1 January 1958 in Palermo) is a retired male long-distance runner from Italy. Biography He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is the twin Twins are two offsprin ...
, also a long-distance runner. Selvaggio set his personal best (13:27.08) in the men's 5000 metres in 1984.


National titles

Piero Selvaggio has won 2 times the individual
national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
. *2 wins in the 5000 metres (1978, 1981)


See also

* 5000 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selvaggio, Piero 1958 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Italian twins Sportspeople from Palermo Italian Athletics Championships winners