Paola Pigni
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Paola Pigni (30 December 1945 – 11 June 2021) was an Italian middle- and long-distance runner.[1] She was a three-time world champion in cross country and held the world record over five distance running events on the track, from 1,500m to 10,000m.[2]
Biography
Pigni competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 1,500 m.[3]
She was the winner of the France version of the 1970 International Cross Country Championships. She followed this up by winning the first two women's titles at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973 and 1974.[4]
World records
In an era when the popularity of female middle distance running was increasing, Pigni established six world records (those recognized are signed with an asterisk).[5][6]
- 5000 m: 16:17.4 (Template:Flagicon Formia, 1 May 1969)
- 5000 m: 15:53.6 (Template:Flagicon Milan, 2 September 1969)
- 1500 m: 4:12.4 (Template:Flagicon Milan, 2 December 1969)*
- 10000 m: 35:30.5 (Template:Flagicon Milan, 9 May 1970)
- 3000 m: 9:09.2 (Template:Flagicon Formia, 11 May 1972)
- Mile: 4:29.5 (Template:Flagicon Viareggio, 8 August 1973)*
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | European Championships | Template:Flagicon Athens | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:12:00 | Template:AthAbbr |
| 1970 | International Cross Country Championships | Template:Flagicon Vichy | 1st | 3 km | 10:38.4 | |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Munich | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:02:85 | [7] |
| 1973 | World Cross Country Championships | Template:Flagicon Waregem | 1st | 3.99 km | 13:45.2 | |
| 1974 | World Cross Country Championships | Template:Flagicon Monza | 1st | 4 km | 12:42 |
National titles
She won 19 national championships at senior level.[8]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 400 m: 1965, 1967 (2)
- 800 m: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973 (6)
- 1500 m: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975 (4)
- 3000 m: 1974 (1)
- Cross country running: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974 (6)
See also
References
External links
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- 1945 births
- 2021 deaths
- Athletes from Milan
- Italian female middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- International Cross Country Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Italian women
- 20th-century Italian sportswomen
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