Stefano Tilli

Stefano Tilli

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	August 22, 1962 Orvieto, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	Snam Gas Metano
Retired	1978
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.16 (1984) 200 m: 20.40 (1984)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 1 0 European Championships 0 0 1 European Indoor Championships 2 0 0 Mediterranean Games 5 0 1 European Cup 1 2 4 World Championships 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay European Championships 1990 Split 4x100 m relay European Indoor Championships 1983 Budapest 60 metres 1985 Athens 200 metres European Cup 1983 London 200 metres 1989 Gateshead 4x100 m relay 1991 Paris 100 metres 1985 Moscow 4x100 m relay 1989 Gateshead 4x100 m relay 1991 Frankfurt 200 metres 1991 Frankfurt 4x100 m relay

Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a retired Italian sprinter trained by Fabrizio Lepore, who specialized in the 100 and 200 m.

He is a two-time European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor.

Biography

Tilli was born in Orvieto, Umbria. In his career he won 17 medals at the International athletics competitions, eight of these with national relays team.^[1] He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000.^[2] His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich.^[3] His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.^[4]

Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey,^[5] whom he also coached for a period.^[6]

Record

World record

• 200 metres indoor: 20.52 ( Turin, 21 February 1985) - until 22 February 1987 (Bruno Marie-Rose, France 20.36 in Liévin)^[7]

European record

• 4 × 200 metres relay: 1:21.10 ( Cagliari 29 September 1983), Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) - current holder ^[8]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	60 m	6.63
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.37
	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	100 m	10.29 [9]
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.76 [9]
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.87
			SF	100 m	10.55 [10]
			SF	200 m	20.72 [11]
1985	European Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	200 m	20.77
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	8th (sf)	200m	20.74 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.86
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	SF	200 m	20.86
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	1st	100 m	10.41 [9]
			1st	200 m	20.76 [9]
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.67 [9]
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.54
			SF	200 m	20.59
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	9th (sf)	100m	10.40 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			4th	200m	20.66 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.39
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	QF	200 m	20.92
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.52
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	1st	200 m	20.73 [9]
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	Heats	100 m	10.38
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	QF	100 m	10.36
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	100 m	10.20
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	QF	100 m	10.26
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	4th	60 m	6.59 [12]
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	QF	100 m	10.27

National championships

• 6 wins in 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997)^[13]
• 3 wins in 200 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1986, 1988, 1991)^[13]
• 3 wins in 60 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1995, 1996, 2000)^[14]
• 2 wins in 200 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1987)^[14]

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 100 metres
• Italian all-time lists - 200 metres
• Italy national relay team
• Italy national athletics team - More caps

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
4. Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
5. "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
6. "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
7. "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
8. "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
9. "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
10. He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.
11. He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.
12. 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
13. "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
14. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

External links

• Stefano Tilli profile at IAAF
• Stefano Tilli at Sports Reference
• Athlete profile at The-Sports.org
• Athlete profile at Track and Field Statistics
• Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA) at European Athletic Association web site