Luigi Benedetti

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|nationality = Italian

|sport = Athletics

|event = Sprint

|club = Atletica Massa

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|5|19}}

|birth_place = Massa Carrara, Italy

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|height = {{height|m=1.81}}

|weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

|pb =

100 m: 10.3 (1973)

|country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

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Luigi Benedetti (born 19 May 1951, in Massa Carrara) is a former Italian sprinter.

He was twice a finalist with the national relay team on 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games (1972 and 1976).

Biography

Luigi Benedetti won four medals with the national relay team at the International athletics competitions.{{cite web|format=PDF|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=Podio Internazionale dal 1908 al 2008 – Uomini|trans-title=International Podium from 1908 to 2008 - Men|website=sportolimpico.it|accessdate=27 November 2012}} He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), he has 22 caps in national team from 1971 to 1976.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}

Olympic results

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
rowspan=1\|1972 \|rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} Munich \|8th \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.14 \|
rowspan=1\|1976 \|rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \|rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|CAN}} Montreal \|6th \|4 × 100 m relay \|39.08 \|

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Year

Competition

Venue

Position

Event

Performance

Notes

rowspan=1|1972

|rowspan=1 align=left|Olympic Games

|rowspan=1 align=left|{{flagicon|FRG}} Munich

|8th

|4 × 100 m relay

|39.14

rowspan=1|1976

|rowspan=1 align=left|Olympic Games

|rowspan=1 align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Montreal

|6th

|4 × 100 m relay

|39.08

National titles

In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luigi Benedetti has one win in the individual national championship.{{cite web|language=it |website=sportolimpico.it |accessdate=21 December 2012 |url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |format=PDF |title="Campionati "Absoluti" Italiani sul podio tricolore – 1906 2012 |trans-title=Championship "Absolute" Italians on the Tricolore Podium 1906 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archivedate=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}