Giuseppe "Pippo" Cindolo (born 5 August 1945) is an Italian former long-distance runner, third at the 1974 European Athletics Championships on 10000 metres. He was born in Avellino.
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1945 Avellino, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Alco Rieti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography edit
Cindolo has 48 caps in Italy national athletics team (from 1966 to 1976).[1] In his career he participated in two editions of the Olympic Games and won the Italian Athletics Championships 14 times.
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1967 | Mediterranean Games |  Tunis
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3rd | 5000 metres | 14'05"0 | [2] |
| 1970 | Universiade | Turin
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3rd | 5000 metres | 14'01"4 | [3] |
| 1971 | Mediterranean Games |  Izmir
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3rd | 10000 metres | 28'59"0 | [2] |
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome
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3rd | 10000 metres | 28'27"05 |
National titles edit
Cindolo won the Italian Athletics Championships 14 times: 13 outdoor[4] and one indoor.[5]
- Outdoor
- 2 wins in 5000 metres (1974, 1975)
- 7 wins in 10000 metres (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
- 3 wins in Marathon (1974, 1975, 1976)
- 1 win in Half marathon (1974)
- 1 win in Cross (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969)
- Indoor
- 1 win in 3000 metres (1971)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "La squadra nazionale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ a b "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "WORLD STUDENT GAMES (UNIVERSIADE - MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
