Cosimo Caliandro

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Cosimo Caliandro (born March 11, 1982 in Francavilla Fontana ; † June 10, 2011 ibid) was an Italian middle and long distance runner .

Life

In 2001 Caliandro was European Junior Champion over 1500 m . In 2004 he took 44th place on the short distance at the World Cross Country Championships in Brussels . In 2005 and 2006 he became national champions over 3000 m indoors , in 2006 outdoors over 5000 m .

At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 2007 in Birmingham, he won over 3000 m. In 2010 he finished fourth at Roma - Ostia .

He died in 2011 when he collided head-on with a car on his motorcycle. The athlete, nicknamed "Mimmo", left a wife and two sons.

Cosimo Caliandro was 1.84 m tall and weighed 62 kg. He was trained by Stefano Cecchini and started for Fiamme Gialle.

Personal bests

  • 800 m : 1: 51.50 min, May 15, 2005, Rome
  • 1500 m: 3: 40.57 min, August 6, 2004, Zurich
  • 3000 m: 7: 56.86 min, July 21, 2007, Olbia
    • Hall: 7: 48.88 min, February 3, 2007, Stuttgart
  • 5000 m: 13: 50.97 min, July 7, 2006, Turin
  • Half marathon : 1:02:41 h, February 28, 2010, Ostia

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LetsRun.com: A Look at Cosimo Caliandro, Surprise Winner of 3000 at Europeans . March 3, 2007
  2. ↑ La Repubblica : Dramma nell'atletica - E 'morto Caliandro . June 10, 2011
  3. ↑ European Athletic Association : Italy's 2007 European indoor championships Cosimo Caliandro killed ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . June 11, 2011  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.european-athletics.org
personal data
SURNAME Caliandro, Cosimo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian middle and long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH March 11, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Francavilla Fontana
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 2011
Place of death Francavilla Fontana