Danilo Goffi

Danilo Goffi (born 3 December 1972 in Legnano) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics. He was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 1998 European Athletics Championships.

Danilo Goffi

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	December 3, 1972 Legnano, Italy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Coached by	Giorgio Rondelli
Retired	2015[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 me: 13:44.64 (1995) 10,000 m: 28:28.39 (1996) Half marathon: 1:01:23 (1996) Marathon: 2:08:33 (1998)
Medal record European Championships 1998 Budapest Marathon European Marathon Cup 1998 Budapest Team 2006 Gothenburg Team 1998 Budapest Individual[2] World Half Marathon Championships 2001 Montbéliard-Belfort Team European Junior Championships 1991 Thessaloniki 10,000 m International Marathons Event 1st 2nd 3rd Venice Marathon 1 1 0 Turin Marathon 1 1 0 Rotterdam Marathon 0 0 1

He won two times the Italian national championships of the marathon, the first time in 1995 when he was 23 years old, and the second time, 19 years after in 2014 when he was 42.[3]

Biography

Goffi won the 1995 Venice Marathon and was part of the Italian bronze medal-winning team at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships that year. He won the Turin Marathon in 2005 and also competed at the 2010 edition of the race, finishing in fifth place.[4] He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 Venice Marathon, coming in seventh place overall with his time of 2:14:41 hours.[5]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	1st	10,000 m	30:18.62
1995	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:09:26
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	9th	Marathon	2:15:08
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	Marathon	2:14:47
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Marathon	2:12:11
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	Marathon	2:14:50
2001	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	5th	Marathon	2:10:35
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	13th	Marathon	2:15:57
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	Marathon	2:14:45

National titles

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 10,000 metres: 1999
  • Half marathon: 1996
  • Marathon: 1995, 2014

See also

• Italian all-time lists - half marathon
• Italian all-time lists - Marathon

References

1. "EXTREME PEOPLE 102 - Danilo Goffi Story" (in Italian). youtube.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
2. The ranking coincided with the ranking of the 1998 European Championships marathon race.
3. "Danilo Goffi: una vita a suon di 42 km" (in Italian). losportinsegna.it. Retrieved 16 August 2017. ...conquista il titolo italiano assoluto di Maratona a Milano: 19 anni dopo il primo trionfo
4. Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14.
5. Sampaolo, Diego (2011-10-23). Kirop smashes women’s record in Venice. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.

External links

• Danilo Goffi at World Athletics
• Danilo Goffi at the International Olympic Committee
• Danilo Goffi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Official website