Pierfrancesco Pavoni

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

Pierfrancesco Pavoni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1963-02-21) February 21, 1963
Rome, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubPro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 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
1983 Helsinki4×100 metres relay
European Championships
1982 Athens100 metres
World Indoor Championships
1987 Indianapolis60 metres
1989 Budapest60 metres
European Indoor Championships
1987 Liévin60 metres
1990 Glasgow60 metres
European Junior Championships
1981 Utrecht100 metres

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.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th 60 metres 6.68 [2]
European Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 100m 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
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) 200m 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
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

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

See also

References
  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. "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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