Stefano Malinverni (born 14 May 1959) was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

He won six medals at the

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, four of these with national relays team. He participated at one edition of the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

(1980), he has 36 caps in

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from 1977 to 1986. He won a bronze medal in the

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. 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

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 ...

, Roberto Tozzi 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 ...

. His personal best time is 46.09 seconds, achieved in July 1981 in

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Achievements

National titles

He has won 5 times the individual

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. *3 wins in the

(1979, 1980, 1981) *2 wins in the 400 metres indoor (1979, 1980)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malinverni, Stefano 1959 births Living people People from Cinisello Balsamo Italian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro 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 Italian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan

Biography

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