Emilio Lunghi

Emilio Lunghi
nation	Italy
birthday	March 16, 1887
place of birth	Genoa ,  Italy
size	179 cm
Weight	70 kg
date of death	September 26, 1925
Place of death	Genoa, Italy
Career
discipline	Sprint , middle distance run
Best performance	400 m: 49.0 s; 800 m: 1: 52.2 min; 1500 m: 4: 03.8 min
society	Sport Pedestre Genoa, Sport Club Italia Milan

Emilio Lunghi (born March 16, 1887 in Genoa ; † September 26, 1925 there ) was an Italian middle-distance runner and sprinter .

At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he won the 800 meter silver medal with 1: 54.2 min behind the American Mel Sheppard (1: 52.8 min). Over 1500 meters , he was second behind Norman Hallows (4: 03.4 min) in the preliminary run with 4: 03.8 min and thus missed the participation in the final, for which only the preliminary winners qualified, although his time was not only the second fastest in in the preliminary races, but would also have been enough for the bronze medal in the final. In the 3-mile team run he did not finish in the preliminary run and was eliminated with the Italian team.

The following year, starting for the Irish-American Athletic Club , he set three world best times: 1: 27.8 min for 700 yards , 1: 52.8 min for 880 yards and 2: 45.6 min for a two-thirds - mile .

In 1912 he reached the semifinals at the Olympic Games in Stockholm over 400 meters and over 800 meters.

Personal bests

• 400 meters: 49.0 s, June 23, 1912, La Spezia
• 880 yards: 1: 52.8 min, September 15, 1909, Montreal (corresponds to 1: 52.2 min for 800 m)
• 1500 meters: 4: 03.8 s, July 13, 1908, London

Web links

• Emilio Lunghi: Italian Runner of the I-AAC , article on the Winged Fist Organization website
• Emilio Lunghi in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Emilio Lunghi in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Emilio Lunghi on a trading card from 1910