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Mario Longo

For the American soccer player, see Mario Longo (soccer).
Mario Longo
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1964-08-21) August 21, 1964 (age 60)
Naples, Italy
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m indoor: 6.65 (1992)
  • 100 m: 10.32 (1998)
  • 200 m: 21.18 (1998)
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split 4x100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4x100 m relay

Mario Longo (born 21 August 1964 in Naples) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Biography

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His personal best 100 metres time was 10.32 seconds, his personal best 200 metres time was 21.18 seconds. Both times were achieved in May 1998 in Naples.[1][2] He continued his racing career in masters athletics, also achieving some excellent results and records. For example, on 9 January 2010, in Ancona, Italy, he sets the world record master, with the time of 6.97, in the M45 category.[3][4]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1990 European Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.39
1991 World Championships Japan Tokyo 5th 4 × 100 m relay 38.52
1992 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 8th 60 m 6.77 [5]

Masters athletics

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Longo won three-time outdoor World Masters Athletics Championships.[6]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2007 World Championships Italy Riccione 1st 100 m M40 10.96
1st 200 m M40 22.29
1st 4 × 100 m relay M40 42.94

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  2. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
  3. ^ "Records Indoor Men". world-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Mondo Master: Botto di inizio anno: record mondiale di Longo nei 60!" (in Italian). webatletica.it. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ^ 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  6. ^ "I titoli mondiali vinti dai masters italiani" (in Italian). superscommesse.it. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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