Carlo Grippo

Carlo Grippo
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	January 8, 1955 (age 69); Rome, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 metres
Club	C.S. Carabinieri
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:45.3 (1976); 800m indoor: 1:46"37; 400 m: 46.7 (1976); 1.500m: 3:40.68 (1980);

Carlo Grippo (born 8 January 1955, in Rome) is a former Italian middle distance runner. Also notable as an International executive for Global Sport and Fashion Brands.

Biography

Carlo Grippo participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1976 and 1980), he has 25 caps in national team from 1974 to 1981.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal	8th	800 metres	1:48.39	^[2]
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow	SF	800 metres	1:48.68

National titles

Carlo Grippo has won 10 times the individual national championship.^[3]^[4]

6 wins in the 800 metres (1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
1 win in the 1500 metres (1980)
2 wins in the 800 metres indoor (1977, 1979)
1 win in the 1500 metres indoor (1974)

References

^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
^ He ran in 1:46.95 in semifinal.
^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

External links

Carlo Grippo at World Athletics
Carlo Grippo at Olympedia

[1] Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.

[2] He ran in 1:46.95 in semifinal.

[3] ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

[4] "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.