Stefano Tilli

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Stefano Tilli
Stefano Tilli.jpg
Tilli in 1984
Personal information
National team Italy
Born22 August 1962 (1962-08-22) (age 60)
Orvieto, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club Snam Gas Metano
Coached byFabrizio Lepore
Retired2000
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.16 (1984)
  • 200 m: 20.40 (1984)
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 010
European Championships 001
European Indoor Championships 200
Mediterranean Games 501
European Cup 124
Total836
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Split 4x100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Budapest 60 metres
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Athens 200 metres
European Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 London 200 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Gateshead 4x100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Paris 100 metres
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Moscow 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Gateshead 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Frankfurt 200 metres
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Frankfurt 4x100 m relay

Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 m, twice European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor. [1]

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Biography

Tilli was born in Orvieto, Umbria. In his career he won 17 medals at the International athletics competitions, eight of these with national relays team. [2] He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000. [3] His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich. [4] His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari. [5]

Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, [6] whom he also coached for a period. [7]

Record

World record

European record

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st60 m6.63
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.37 Sport records icon NR.svg
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 3rd100 m10.29 [10]
1st4 × 100 m relay38.76 [10]
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.87
SF 100 m 10.55 [11]
SF 200 m 20.72 [12]
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 1st200 m20.77 Sport records icon CR.svg
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 8th (sf)200m 20.74 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
5th4 × 100 m relay 38.86
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy SF 200 m 20.86
Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 1st100 m10.41 [10]
1st200 m20.76 [10]
1st4 × 100 m relay39.67 [10]
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.54
SF 200 m 20.59
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th (sf)100m 10.40 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
4th200m 20.66 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 38.39
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan QF 200 m 20.92
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.52
Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 1st200 m20.73 [10]
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United StatesHeats 100 m 10.38
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece QF 100 m 10.36
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th100 m 10.20
1999 World Championships Sevilla, Spain QF 100 m 10.26
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 4th 60 m 6.59 [13]
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia QF 100 m 10.27

National titles

Tilli won 14 national championships at individual senior level. [14] [15]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Stefano tilli - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  5. ↑ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  6. ↑ "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  11. ↑ He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.
  12. ↑ He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.
  13. ↑ 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  14. ↑ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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