Ito Giani

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| name = Ito Giani

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| fullname = Ippolito Giani

| image =Ito Giani 1967.jpg

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = Sprint

| club = Società Ginnastica Gallaratese

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1941|9|5}}

| birth_place = Varese, Italy

| death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|9|28|1941|9|5}}

| death_place = Varese

| height = {{height|m=1.76}}

| weight = {{convert|67|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| pb = 100 m: 10.4 (1966)

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

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Ippolito "Ito" Giani (5 September 1941 – 28 September 2018)[http://www.fidal.it/content/L-ultimo-saluto-ad-Ito-Giani/117107 L'ultimo saluto ad Ito Giani] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003195509/http://www.fidal.it/content/L-ultimo-saluto-ad-Ito-Giani/117107 |date=3 October 2018 }} {{in lang|it}} was an Italian sprinter.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71995 |title=Ito Giani |work=Olympedia |access-date=6 June 2022}}

Biography

From 1963 to 1967 he took part in 20 international competitions,{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}} including the 1964 Summer Olympics,[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/ito-giani-1.html Ito Giani] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108055901/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/ito-giani-1.html |date= 8 November 2012 }}. sports-reference.com and won six medals.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – UOMINI|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=8 November 2012}} Domestically Giani won the 200 m Italian title in 1967.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |access-date=14 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2012 }}

Achievements

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
rowspan=1\|1964 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} Tokyo \| {{tooltip\|Heat\|Eliminated in heat}} \| 100 metres \| 10.6 \|
rowspan=1\|1966 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|European Indoor Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} Dortmund \| bgcolor=silver\|2nd \| Medley relay \| 3.22.2 \| 4x3x2x1 laps.

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Year

Competition

Venue

Position

Event

Performance

Note

rowspan=1|1964

| rowspan=1 align=left|Olympic Games

| rowspan=1 align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

| {{tooltip|Heat|Eliminated in heat}}