Roberto Tozzi (born 17 December 1958) was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
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Biography
He won a bronze medal in the
4 x 400 metres relay
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In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
, with teammates
Stefano Malinverni
Stefano Malinverni (born 14 May 1959) was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Biography
He won six medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team. He participated at one edition of ...
,
Mauro Zuliani
Mauro Zuliani (born 23 July 1959 in Milan) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Biography
He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, three of these with national relays team. He participated at tw ...
and
Pietro Mennea
Pietro Paolo Mennea (; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and set a world ...
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His personal best time is 46.03 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in
Rieti
Rieti (; lat, Reate, Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina re ...
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Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)
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Achievements
See also
* Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Italian male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Olympic athletes of Italy
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Universiade bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade