Stefano Tilli
Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 m, twice European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Record
- 2.1 World record
- 2.2 European record
- 3 Achievements
- 4 National *les
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Biography
Tilli was born in Orvieto, Umbria. In his career he won 17 medals at the International athletics compe*ions, eight of these with national relays team. He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000. His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.
Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, whom he also coached for a period.
Record
World record
- 200 metres indoor: 20.52 ( Turin, 21 February 1985) - until 22 February 1987 (Bruno Marie-Rose, France 20.36 in Liévin)
European record
- 4 × 200 metres relay: 1:21.10 ( Cagliari 29 September 1983), Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) - current holder
Achievements
National *les
Tilli won 14 national championships at individual senior level.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 m: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997 (6)
- 100 m: 1986, 1988, 1991 (3)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 60 m: 1995, 1996, 2000 (3)
- 200 m: 1985, 1987 (2)
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
External links
- Stefano Tilli at World Athletics
- Stefano Tilli at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Stefano Tilli at Olympedia