Stefano Mei

Stefano Mei

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	February 3, 1963 La Spezia, Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	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 European Championships 1986 Stuttgard 10000 m 1986 Stuttgard 5000 m 1990 Split 10000 m European Indoor Championships 1986 Madrid 3000 m Universiade 1985 Kobe 5000 m 1989 Duisburg 5000 m World Cup 1985 Canberra 5000 m European Cup 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.

Biography

Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994.^[2] 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.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	17th (h)	1500m	3:43.05
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	Semi-Finals	1500 m	3:41.78 [4]
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	Semi-Finals	1500 m	3:37.96
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	7th	1,500 m	3:41.26
	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	1st	5,000 m	13:56.48
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	2nd	3,000 m	7:59.12
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	5000m	13:11.57
			1st	10,000m	27:56.79
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	5,000 m	13:26.17
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	3,000 m	7:53.73
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	1st	5,000 m	13:39.04
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	7th	5000m	13:27.13
			3rd	10,000m	28:04.46
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	—	5,000 m	DNF
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	7th	3,000 m	7:51.42

National championships

• 4 wins in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)^[5]
• 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)^[5]
• 3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989)^[6]

See also

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

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. "Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
4. He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.
5. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.

External links

• Stefano Mei at Sports Reference
• Athlete profile at FIDAL web site
• Stefano Mei profile at IAAF
• Interview: Stefano Mei