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| National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1962 (1962-08-22) (age 62) Orvieto, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Snam Gas Metano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Fabrizio Lepore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000. His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.
Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, whom he also coached for a period.
Record
World record
- 200 metres indoor: 20.52 (
Turin, 21 February 1985) - until 22 February 1987 (Bruno Marie-Rose, France 20.36 in Liévin)
European record
- 4 × 200 metres relay: 1:21.10 ( Cagliari 29 September 1983), Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) - current holder
Achievements
National titles
Tilli won 14 national championships at individual senior level.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 m: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997 (6)
- 100 m: 1986, 1988, 1991 (3)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 60 m: 1995, 1996, 2000 (3)
- 200 m: 1985, 1987 (2)
See also
- Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
- Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
- Italy national relay team
- Italy national athletics team - More caps
References
- "Stefano tilli - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
- "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.
- He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.
- 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
- Stefano Tilli at World Athletics
- Stefano Tilli at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Stefano Tilli at Olympedia
- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Orvieto
- Italian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from the Province of Terni
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen