Franco Fava

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Full name Francesco Fava Height 1.72 m Nationality Italian Weight 56 kg		Country Italy Events Middle-distance running Name Franco Fava

Born 3 September 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-09-03 ) Roccasecca, Italy Personal best(s) 3000 m st: 8:18.85 (1974)5000 m: 13:21.86 (1977)10000 m: 27:42.65 (1977)20000 m: 58:43.8 (1977)Marathon: 2:12:54 (1976) Club Gruppi Sportivi Fiamme Gialle

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Franco Fava (born 3 September 1952) is an Italian former long-distance runner.

Franco Fava participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972, 1976), he has 29 caps in national team from 1968 to 1977.

After his sporting career Fava became a journalist and actually writes for the Corriere dello Sport.

Franco Fava has won 13 times the individual national championship.

4 wins in 3000 metres steeplechase (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)

2 wins in 3000 metres indoor (1974, 1979)

1 win in Half marathon (1976)

5 wins in Cross country running (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)

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