| Nationality | Italian |
|---|---|
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance run Long-distance run |
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro |
| Birth date | February 3, 1963 (age 63) |
| Birth place | La Spezia, Italy |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Weight | 80 kg |
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| Country | Italy |
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).[1]
Biography
Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994.[3] 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.[4]
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.05 |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:41.78[5] |
| 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)[6]
- 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1985)[6]
- 3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989)[7]
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
- ^ "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L’atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Archived 31 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI". sportolimpico.it. Archived 17 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.
- ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived 4 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 August 2012.