Giordano Benedetti

Giordano Benedetti
	Giordano Benedetti (right) at 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	22 May 1989 (age 35); Trento, Italy
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Coached by	Gianni Benedetti
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m outdoor: 1:44.67 (2013); 800 m indoor: 1:47.60 (2013);

Giordano Benedetti (born 22 May 1989 in Trento) is an Italian middle distance runner (800 m).

In his career, he has won the national championships seven times. He has 7 caps for the senior national team since 2009 Mediterranean Games.^[1] His personal best is 1:44.67 (6th best Italian crono of all-time), set on 6 June 2013 in Rome at Golden Gala.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	6th	800 metres	1:50.65	^[3]
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	Semi-Finals	800 metres	1:49.33
2011	European U23 Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	4th	800 metres	1:48.65

He has won 10 times the individual national championship.

5 wins in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)^[1]
5 wins in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)^[1]^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Giordano Benedetti - Fiamme Gialle" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^ "Golden Gala: Bolt battuto, Greco secondo" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
^ "Giordano Benedetti - Biography". siaaf.org. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^ "CAMPIONATI ITALIANI INDIVIDUALI ASSOLUTI SU PISTA 2012" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 10 July 2012.