Stefano Tilli
Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a retired Italian sprinter trained by Fabrizio Lepore, who specialized in the 100 and 200 m.
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Orvieto, Italy | August 22, 1962|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Snam Gas Metano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He is a two-time 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.[1] He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000.[2] His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich.[3] His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.[4]
Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey,[5] whom he also coached for a period.[6]
Record
World record
- 200 metres indoor: 20.52 (
Turin, 21 February 1985) - until 22 February 1987 (Bruno Marie-Rose, France 20.36 in Liévin)[7]
European record
- 4 × 200 metres relay: 1:21.10 (
Cagliari 29 September 1983), Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) - current holder [8]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 60 m | 6.63 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.37 | |
Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco | 3rd | 100 m | 10.29 [9] | |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.76 [9] | |||
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.87 |
SF | 100 m | 10.55 [10] | |||
SF | 200 m | 20.72 [11] | |||
1985 | European Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 200 m | 20.77 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 8th (sf) | 200m | 20.74 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.86 | |||
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | SF | 200 m | 20.86 |
Mediterranean Games | Latakia, Syria | 1st | 100 m | 10.41 [9] | |
1st | 200 m | 20.76 [9] | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.67 [9] | |||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.54 |
SF | 200 m | 20.59 | |||
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th (sf) | 100m | 10.40 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
4th | 200m | 20.66 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |||
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.39 | |||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | QF | 200 m | 20.92 |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.52 | |||
Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 1st | 200 m | 20.73 [9] | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | Heats | 100 m | 10.38 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | QF | 100 m | 10.36 |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 100 m | 10.20 |
1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | QF | 100 m | 10.26 |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 4th | 60 m | 6.59 [12] |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | QF | 100 m | 10.27 |
National titles
- 6 wins in 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997)[13]
- 3 wins in 200 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1986, 1988, 1991)[13]
- 3 wins in 60 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1995, 1996, 2000)[14]
- 2 wins in 200 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1987)[14]
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
- "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
- "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
External links
- Stefano Tilli at World Athletics
- Stefano Tilli at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Athlete profile at The-Sports.org
- Athlete profile at Track and Field Statistics
- Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA) at European Athletic Association web site