Salvatore Antibo

Salvatore Antibo (born February 7, 1962 in Altofonte , Palermo ) is a former Italian athlete .

Antibo was one of the world's best long distance runners in the 1980s. In numerous international championships he started both the 5000 and the 10,000 meters, but he had his greatest successes over 10,000 meters. In his first appearance at senior championships, he was sixth at the European Athletics Championships in 1982 over 10,000 meters. Although he could not show any great success at world championships, his results at the Olympic Games were even better. At his first appearance, he was in the 10,000 meters fourth at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and won the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul . At his third Olympiad, the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona , he was fourth again over 10,000 meters.

He had his greatest year in 1990 when he became European champion over 5000 and over 10,000 meters at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split . Antibo was known for his racing tactics, which were not appreciated by other long distance runners. It ran at very irregular intervals, sometimes increasing the pace, then slowing down again.

Personal bests

• 5000 m - 13: 05.59 min - July 18, 1990 in Bologna
• 10,000 m - 27: 16.50 min - June 29, 1989 in Helsinki

Web links

• Salvatore Antibo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )