Stefano Mei

Stefano Mei
Mei in 2025
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 (age 63)
La Spezia, Italy
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Events
Middle distance run
Long-distance run
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 1500 m: 3:34.57 (1986)
  • 5000 m: 13:11.57 (1986)
  • 10000 m: 27:43.92 (1986)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 1 1
European Indoor Championships 0 1 0
Universiade 2 0 0
World Cup 0 1 0
European Cup 0 0 1
Total 3 3 2
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 Stuttgart10,000 m
Silver medal – second place1986 Stuttgart5000 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 Split10,000 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1986 Madrid3000 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1985 Kobe5000 m
Gold medal – first place1989 Duisburg5000 m
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1985 Canberra5000 m
European Cup
Bronze medal – third place1985 Moscow1500 m

Stefano Mei (born 3 February 1963 in La Spezia) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 and 10000 metres. European champion on 10000 m in 1986.

From 31 January 2021 he is the new president of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).

Biography

Stefano Mei won eight medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994. In his career he won 8 times the national championships. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Franco Arese leaderships.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Italy
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 17th (h) 1500 m 3:43.05
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:41.78
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th (sf) 1500 m 3:37.96
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 7th 1500 m 3:41.26
European Cup Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 1500 m 3:45.14
Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 5000 m 13:56.48
World Cup Canberra, Australia 2nd 5000 m 14:05.99
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 2nd 3000 m 7:59.12
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd 5000 m 13:11.57
1st 10,000m 27:56.79
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 5000 m 13:26.17
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 3000 m 7:53.73
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 1st 5000 m 13:39.04
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th 5000 m 13:27.13
3rd 10,000 m 28:04.46
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan — 5000 m DNF
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 7th 3000 m7:51.42

National titles

Stefano Mei has won 8 times the individual national championship.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fidal, Stefano Mei nuovo presidente: "L'atletica è gioia, ora discontinuità"" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. 31 January 2021. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  4. ↑ "Stefano Mei - Consigliere federale" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ He ran 3:37.96 in Heats.
  6. 1 2 "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2012.