Mario Scapini

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = 800 metres
1500 metres

| club = Pro Patria Milano

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|2|2}}

| birth_place = Milan

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| coach= Giorgio Rondelli
Gianni Ghidini

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| height = 1.88 m

| weight = 65 kg

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800 m: 1:46.95 (2012)
1500 m: 3:44.06 (2009)

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Mario Scapini (born 2 February 1989) is a former Italian male middle-distance runner, who at the age of 23, after winning three Italian championships and taking part in a World championship and a European championship, was forced to permanently stop his career as a sportsman due to stomach cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.oasport.it/2013/07/atletica-mario-scapini-una-corsa-per-la-vita-tumore-ko/|title=Atletica, Mario Scapini: una corsa per la vita. Tumore ko!|publisher=oasport.it|language=it|accessdate=16 September 2018}}

Biography

During his youth career he won the gold medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in 2007.

Achievements

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
rowspan=2\|2010 \|align=left\|World Indoor Championships \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha \|{{tooltip\|Heats\|Eliminated in heats}} \|800 m	1:50.74 \|
align=left\|European Championships \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Barcelona \|{{tooltip\|SF\|Eliminated in semi-finals}} (12th) \|800 m \|1:49.13 \|

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Year

Competition

Venue

Position

Event

Time

Notes

rowspan=2|2010

|align=left|World Indoor Championships

|align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha

|{{tooltip|Heats|Eliminated in heats}}