Gianfranco Baraldi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Italy: 17 caps (1955–1960)[1] |
| Born | 26 August 1935 Latina, Italy |
| Died | 19 June 2026 (aged 90) Bergamo, Italy |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance running |
| Club | Libertas Bergamo |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Gianfranco Baraldi (29 September 1935 – 19 June 2026) was an Italian middle distance runner.[1]
Biography
[edit]Gianfranco Baraldi participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1956, 1960). He had 17 caps in national team from 1955 to 1960.[2]
He was president for ten years, from 2012 to 2017, of the National Associazione Nazionale Atleti Azzurri d’Italia (Association of Blue Athletes of Italy), ANAAI. In the following four years, Stefano Mei succeeded him, in 2021 he was elected president of the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).[3][4]
Baraldi died on 19 June 2026, at the age of 90.[5]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne |
Heat | 800 metres | 1:51.9 | |
| Heat | 1500 metres | 3:52.0 | ||||
| 1960 | Olympic Games |  Rome |
Heat | 800 metres | 1:52.0 |
National titles
[edit]Gianfranco Baraldi has won 9 times the individual national championship.[6]
- 3 wins in 800 metres (1956, 1958, 1959)
- 4 wins in 1500 metres (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958)
- 1 win in 5000 metres (1957)
- 1 win in Cross country running (1958)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ↑ "Mei presidente degli Azzurri d'Italia" (in Italian). fidal.it. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ Lutto nel mondo dello sport e della politica di Bergamo: è morto Gianfranco Baraldi (in Italian)
- ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- Gianfranco Baraldi at World Athletics
- Gianfranco Baraldi at Olympics.com
- Gianfranco Baraldi at Olympedia
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- 1935 births
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- Italian men cross country runners
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Olympic men middle-distance runners
