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Pierfrancesco Pavoni

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Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Pavoni in the 1970s
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 61)
Rome, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubPro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.55 (1990)
  • 100 m: 10.22 (1986)
  • 200 m: 20.38 (1987)
  • 400 m: 45.71 (1985)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 0
World Indoor Championships 0 0 2
European Championships 0 1 0
European Indoor Championships 0 2 0
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
European Cup 0 0 3
European Junior Championships 0 0 1
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Helsinki 4×100 metres relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Athens 100 metres
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis 60 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Budapest 60 metres
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Liévin 60 metres
Silver medal – second place 1990 Glasgow 60 metres
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Utrecht 100 metres

Pierfrancesco Pavoni (born 21 February 1963, in Rome) is a retired sprinter from Italy.

Biography

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He won twelve medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team and one of these at junior level.[1] His greatest achievements were the 1982 European Championships silver medal as well as two World Indoor bronze medals.

His personal times were both achieved in 1986: 10.22 seconds over 100 metres and in 1987: 20.38 seconds over 200 metres. At 1983 World Championships he set the Italian record of the 4 × 100 m, winning another silver medal, with the teammate Pietro Mennea at the last relay.

International competitions

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Representing  Italy
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th 60 metres 6.68 [2]
European Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 100 metres 10.25 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.96
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 4 × 100 metres relay 38.37 NR
Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 1st 100 metres 10.24 [3]
1st 4 × 100 metres relay 38.76 [3]
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 11th (sf) 200 metres 20.85 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.86
1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 3rd 60 metres 6.59
European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 2nd 60 metres 6.58
World Championships Rome, Italy 7th 100 metres 16.23 [4]
7th 200 metres 20.45 PB
7th 4 × 100 metres relay 39.62
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 60 metres 6.64 [5]
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 4 × 100 metres relay 38.54
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 60 metres 6.61
European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 4th 60 metres 6.62 [6]
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 60 metres 6.59
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 19th (h) 100 metres 10.57 (wind: -0.9 m/s)

National titles

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He has won 8 times the individual national championship.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  2. ^ 1982 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  3. ^ a b "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  4. ^ He was injured in the final; in preliminary rounds he had run in 10.33.
  5. ^ 1988 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  6. ^ 1989 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 metres final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  7. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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