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Stefano Mei
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Mei in 2024
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 (age 61)
La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.85 m
Weight 80 kg
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle distance run
Long-distance run
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 1500 m: 3:34.57 (1986)
  • 5000 m: 13:11.57 (1986)
  • 10000 m: 27:43.92 (1986)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 1 1
European Indoor Championships 0 1 0
Universiade 2 0 0
World Cup 0 1 0
European Cup 0 0 1
European Championships
Gold 1986 Stuttgart 10000 m
Silver 1986 Stuttgart 5000 m
Bronze 1990 Split 10000 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver 1986 Madrid 3000 m
Universiade
Gold 1985 Kobe 5000 m
Gold 1989 Duisburg 5000 m
World Cup
Silver 1985 Canberra 5000 m
European Cup
Bronze 1985 Moscow 1500 m

Stefano Mei (born 3 February 1963 in La Spezia) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres. European champion on 10000 m in 1986.

From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).

Biography

Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994. In his career he won 8 times the national championships. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Franco Arese leaderships.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Italy
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 17th (h) 1500 m 3:43.05
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:41.78
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.96
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th 1500 m 3:41.26
European Cup Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 1500 m 3:45.14
Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 5000 m 13:56.48
World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd 5000 m 14:05.99
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 3000 m 7:59.12
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd 5000 m 13:11.57
1st 10,000m 27:56.79
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 5000 m 13:26.17
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 3000 m 7:53.73
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 1st 5000 m 13:39.04
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th 5000 m 13:27.13
3rd 10,000 m 28:04.46
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5000 m DNF
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 7th 3000 m 7:51.42

National titles

Stefano Mei has won 8 times the individual national championship.

  • 4 wins in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)
  • 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)
  • 3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Stefano Mei para niños

  • Italian all-time lists - 1500 metres
  • Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres
  • Italian all-time lists - 10000 metres
  • FIDAL Hall of Fame
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