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Paola Pigni

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Nationality
  
Italian

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Country
  
Italy

Height
  
1.68 m


Sport
  
Athletics

Weight
  
55 kg

Name
  
Paola Pigni

Club
  
CSAIN Snia Milano

Paola Pigni wwwpechino2008coniitfileadminbiografiepignijpg

Born
  
30 December 1945 (age 78) (
1945-12-30
)
Milan, Italy

Event(s)
  
Middle distance running

Personal best(s)
  
800 m: 2:01.95 (1975) 1500 m: 4:02.85 (1972)

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Atletica notturna di milano 1969 paola pigni record mondiale 1500


Paola Pigni, married Cacchi (born 30 December 1945) is a former athlete from Italy, who mainly competed in the middle-distance running and cross country running.

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Paola pigni 1500 m monaco 1972


Biography

Pigni competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 m.

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.

World record

In an era when female middle distance was growing, Pigni established six world records (those recognized are signed with an asterisk).

  • 5000 m: 16:17.4 ( Formia, 1 May 1969)
  • 5000 m: 15:53.6 ( Milan, 2 September 1969)
  • 1500 m: 4:12.4 ( Milan, 2 December 1969)*
  • 10000 m: 35:30.5 ( Milan, 9 May 1970)
  • 3000 m: 9:09.2 ( Formia, 11 May 1972)
  • Mile: 4:29.5 ( Viareggio, 8 August 1973)*
  • References

    Paola Pigni Wikipedia