Roberto Frinolli (
Rome
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, 13 November 1940) is a former athlete Italian specializing in the
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.
On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...
.
Biography
Born in
Garbatella
Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII (ex-Municipio XI) of Rome ''comune'', Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000.
History
Garbatella was founded on February 18, 1920, on an ...
, he attended athletics school, first trying the 110 metres hurdles before settling on the 400 hurdles. He went on to become the Italian national champion six times, 1963-1966 and 1968-9.
He qualified for three Olympics, 1964 through 1972, making it to the final in 1964 and 1968. At the
1968 Olympics, he ran his personal best of 49.14 in the semi-finals, placing him in the center of the track for the final. He ran an even pace with eventual winner
David Hemery
David Peter Hemery, (born 18 July 1944) is a British former track and field athlete, best known as the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Early life
Hemery was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, but ...
who was in the process of setting the
world record
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. Frinolli paid for that hard early pace, struggling home in last place.
Frinolli was ranked number one in the world in 1965 and 1966.
He won the
1966 European Championships and twice at the
World University Games
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred t ...
. He is the father of
Giorgio Frinolli.
See also
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FIDAL Hall of Fame
The IAAF Hall of Fame is a hall of fame which was established by the FIDAL (''Italian Athletics Federation'') in 2012. The FIDAL Hall of Fame includes Italian athletes who have excelled in the history of athletics and that match some criteria.
C ...
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Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1940 births
Living people
Italian male hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes from Rome
European Athletics Championships medalists
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
Universiade bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade
20th-century Italian people