Pierfrancesco Pavoni

Pierfrancesco Pavoni
	Pavoni in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	21 February 1963 (age 61); Rome, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Pro 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
World Championships
European Championships
World Indoor Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Junior Championships

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

Biography

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

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)
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	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]
	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	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)
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	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]
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	4 × 100 metres relay	38.54
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	60 metres	6.61
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	4th	60 metres	6.62	^[6]
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	60 metres	6.59
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	19th (h)	100 metres	10.57	(wind: -0.9 m/s)

National titles

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

3 wins in the 100 metres (1982, 1983, 1987)
2 wins in the 200 metres (1987)
1 win in the 400 metres (1985)
2 wins in the 60 metres indoor (1985, 1987)

References

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