Salvatore Di Dio

Salvatore Di Dio (born March 12, 1972 ) is a German long-distance runner of Italian origin.

In 1992 he was fourth in the Essen Marathon around the Baldeneysee , which he won the following year. In 1994 he crossed the finish line first at the German half marathon championship , but was only junior champion because he was not registered for the main category. In 1995, 1996, 1999 and 2002 he came second in Rund um den Baldeneysee. In 2002 he won the Rhine-Ruhr Marathon , in 2004 he won for the second time in Rund um den Baldeneysee.

Salvatore Di Dio starts for the LKD Düsseldorf.

Personal bests

• 3000 meters : 8: 31.07 min, January 24, 1998, Dortmund
• 5000 meters : 14: 41.5 min, May 1st 1994, Dülken
• 10,000 meters : 30: 04.41 min, April 26, 1997, Cologne
• 10 kilometers: 30:37 min, January 2nd, 2000, Ratingen
• 15 kilometers: 50:46 min, September 21, 1991, Offenbach
• 10 miles: 57:53 min, June 10, 2012, Cologne
• Half marathon : 1:04:06 h, April 10, 1994, Melle (current German U23 record)
• 25 kilometers: 1:21:29 h, March 15, 1992, Unna
• Marathon : 2:17:27 h, October 24, 1993, Essen

successes

• 1992:

- West German Junior Champion Marathon (2:23:01 h)
- West German Junior Champion 25 kilometers in Unna (1:21:29 h)

• 1993:

- German junior champion half marathon in Chemnitz (1:08:40 h)
- German junior champion marathon in Hanover (2:24:05 h)
- West German junior champion half marathon (1:06:39 h)
- West German junior champion marathon (2:17:27 H)

• 1994:

- German junior champion half marathon in Melle (1:04:06 h)
- German vice junior cross-country champion in Burgshaslach (7300 meters, 24:10 min)
- German vice junior champion mountain run in Freiburg (8000 meters, 46:43 min)
- 2nd place international competition half marathon U23 Germany-Russia in Schortens (1:04:51 h)

• 1996:

- West German Champion Half Marathon (1:07:59 h)