Salvatore Bettiol (born 28 November 1961 in

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) is a retired long-distance runner from

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Biography

He represented his native country twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in 2nd place overall at the 1988

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, and for winning the 1987

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. He also finished in 4th place overall at the 1990 European Championships in

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Achievements

National titles

Salvatore Bettiol has won 4 times the individual

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. *2 wins in Marathon (1987, 1991) *2 wins in

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(1986, 1988)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bettiol, Salvatore 1961 births Living people Italian male long-distance runners Italian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy