Gennaro Di Napoli

Gennaro Di Napoli (born 5 March 1968) is an Italian former middle distance runner.

For the former NFL player, see Gennaro DiNapoli.

Gennaro Di Napoli

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Genny
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1968-03-05) 5 March 1968 Naples, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro Snam Gas Metano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:45.84 1,500 m: 3:32.78 (1992) 3,000 m: 7:39.54 5,000 m: 13:17.46 (1995)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Indoor Championships 2 0 0 European Championships 0 1 0 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 European Cross Country Championships 1 0 0 European Cup 3 1 2 Mediterranean Games 1 0 0 European Junior Championships 1 0 0 Total 9 2 2 World Indoor Championships 1993 Toronto 3,000 m 1995 Barcelona 3,000 m European Championships 1990 Split 1,500 m Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens 1,500 m

He won 13 medals at the International athletics competitions, 10 of these at senior level.[1]

Biography

Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy. He excelled in the distances from 800 to 3,000 meters. He won the silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 1500 metres. He missed out on a medal at the World Championships 1991.

In 1992 Di Napoli scored a sensational victory over the world champion Noureddine Morceli from Algeria at the Golden Gala meeting in Rome. However, he got injured two weeks before the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, where he participated, but failed to reach the final. In 1993 di Napoli won the 3,000 m Indoor World Championships' gold medal; a title which he defended at the 1995 Indoor Championships. However, his achievements in outdoor races remained mixed.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	1500m	3:52.10 [2]
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	21st (sf)	1500m	3:43.58
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	1500m	3:38.60
1991	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	1st	1500m	3:42.80 [3]
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	8th	1500m	3:36.56
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	1st	3000m	7:47.24
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	17th (sf)	1500m	3:39.56
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	1st	3000m	7:50.26
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	12th	1500m	3:47.38
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	1500m	3:39.96
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	3000m	7:50.89
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	5000m	13:46.51
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th	5000m	13:28.36
(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinal round

National titles

Gennaro Di Napoli has won 8 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

• 3 wins in the 1500 metres (1990, 1991, 1992)
• 1 win in the 5000 metres (2000)
• 1 win in the cross country running (1996)
• 3 wins in the 3000 metres indoor (1997, 1999, 2000)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 1500 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 5000 metres

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
2. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
3. "MEDITERRANEAN GAMES". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

External links

• Gennaro Di Napoli at World Athletics
• Gennaro Di Napoli at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Gennaro Di Napoli at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)