Orazio Mariani

Athletics competitor
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IntroAthletics competitor
PlacesItaly
wasRunner Athlete Sprinter
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth21 January 1915, Milan
Death16 October 1981 (aged 66 years)
The details

Biography

Orazio Mariani (January 21, 1915 – October 16, 1981) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Biography

He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli. In 1938 in the European Championships Mariani won the silver medal in the 200 metres.

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1936Olympic Games Berlin2nd4 × 100 m relay41.1

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1934European ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4th (sf 1)100 m10.9

National championships

Orazio Mariani has won 8 times the individual national championship.

  • 7 wins in the 100 metres (1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943)
  • 1 win in the 200 metres (1943)

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