Mauro Zuliani

{{Short description|Italian sprinter (born 1959)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| headercolor =

| name = Mauro Zuliani

| imagesize =

| image = Mauro Zuliani.jpg

| caption =

| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = 400 metres

| club = G.S. Fiamme Oro

| collegeteam =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|7|23}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

| residence =

| coach=

| death_date =

| death_place=

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| pb =

  • 400 m: 45.26 (1981)

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| medaltemplates=

{{MedalCount|total=yes

|Olympic Games|0|0|1

|World Cup|0|1|0

|Mediterranean Games|0|1|0

|European Cup|1|0|0

}}

}}

Mauro Zuliani (born 23 July 1959 in Milan) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

Biography

He won four medals at the International athletics competitions, three of these with national relays team.{{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=27 December 2012}} He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1980 and 1984), he has 38 caps in national team from 1978 to 1987.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}

He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Stefano Malinverni, Roberto Tozzi and Pietro Mennea. His personal best time is 45.26 seconds, achieved in September 1981 at the World Cup in Rome.[http://digilander.libero.it/atleticaleggera/ALL-TIME/4.htm Italian all-time list, men's 400 metres (last updated for year 2000)]

Achievements

class="wikitable" width=55% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
1980

| align=left|Olympic Games

| align=left|{{flagicon|URS}} Moscow

| bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd

| 4 × 400 m relay

| 3:03.21

|

rowspan=2|1981

| align=left|European Cup

| align=left|{{flagicon|YUG}} Zagreb

| bgcolor=gold|1st

| 4 × 400 m relay

| 3:01.42

| 22px

align=left|World Cup

| align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome

| bgcolor=silver|2nd

| 400 m

| 45.26

| 22px

1982

| align=left|European Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Athens

| 6th

| 4 × 400 m relay

| 3:03.21

|

rowspan=2|1983

| align=left|Mediterranean Games

| align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Casablanca

| bgcolor=silver|2nd

| 4 × 400 m relay

| 3:04.54

|

align=left|World Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki

| 5th

| 4 × 400 m relay

| 3:05.10

|

1987

| align=left|European Indoor Championships

| align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Liévin

| 6th

| 400 m

| 47.50

| {{cite web|url=http://www.athleticsdb.com/1987-european-indoor-athletics-championships.php|title=18th indoor european athletics championships 1987|publisher=athleticsdb.com|access-date=27 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308163740/http://www.athleticsdb.com/1987-european-indoor-athletics-championships.php|archive-date=8 March 2014|url-status=dead}}

National titles

He has won 3 times the individual national championship.{{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=27 December 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 }}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}