Umberto Risi (born 31 December 1940) is a retired Italian

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

runner. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

but failed to reach the final. Risi won a bronze medal at the

1971 Mediterranean Games The 1971 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VI Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Izmir 1971, were the 6th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in İzmir, Turkey, from 6 to 17 October 1971, where 1,362 athletes (1,235 men an ...

. His personal best for the steeplechase was 8:33.8 minutes, set in 1970.

Biography

Risi ran for Italy at the

1970 International Cross Country Championships The 1970 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vichy, France, on March 22, 1970. An alternate women's championship was held one day earlier in Frederick, Maryland, Frederick, Maryland, United States at the VFW Country Club, on Marc ...

but failed to finish. He was later selected for the

1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, ...

, but again did not finish. He was twice a competitor at the

European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletics Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for men ...

(1969 and 1971), but did not progress beyond the steeplechase heats of either competition. He was a two-time Italian national champion in the steeplechase, winning in 1969 and 1970.Italian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Risi, Umberto 1940 births Living people Athletes from Rome Italian male steeplechase runners Italian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics