Raul Guidobaldi Stadium
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| The Tribuna Velino of the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi (February 2016) | |
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| place | Viale Eugenio Guarniero Duprè Thesèider 2 02100 Rieti , Italy
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 24 '0.8 " N , 12 ° 50' 56.2" E |
| owner | City of Rieti |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 5,000 seats |
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The Stadio Raul Guidobaldi is an athletics stadium in the central Italian city of Rieti in the province of the same name , Lazio region .
history
The stadium with 5,000 seats became famous for the athletics event that has been held since 1971, the Rieti Meeting . It concludes the IAAF World Challenge in August / September of that year . The area is used by the athletics club Atletica Studentesca CA.RI.RI. The roof of the main stand is supported by an arched steel structure. The tubular steel grandstand on the back straight is without any weather protection. The natural grass surface is enclosed by an eight-lane, light-blue plastic track . Behind the east curve is the PalaCordoni sports hall in the immediate vicinity .
In 2003 and 2016 the facility in Rieti was the venue for the Italian athletics championships. The 2013 European Junior Athletics Championships were held from July 18th to 21st of that year in the Rieti stadium. For 2020, the stadium was selected again for the U18 European Athletics Championships .
World records
So far, eight world records have been set in the stadium at the Rieti Meeting. The track in the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi was a good place, especially for middle-distance runners.
| No. | date | discipline | Athlete | country | record |
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| 1. | Sep 9 1982 | mile | Maricica Puică |
 Romania
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4: 17.44 |
| 2. | 4th Sep 1983 | 1500 meters | Steve Ovett |
 United Kingdom
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3: 30.77 |
| 3. | 6 Sep 1992 | 1500 meters | Noureddine Morceli |
 Algeria
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3: 28.86 |
| 4th | 5th Sep 1993 | mile | Noureddine Morceli |
Algeria
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3: 44.39 |
| 5. | Sep 1 1996 | 3000 meters | Daniel Komen |
 Kenya
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7: 20.67 |
| 6th | 5th Sep 1999 | 1000 meters | Noah Ngeny |
Kenya
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2: 11.96 |
| 7th | Sep 9 2007 | 100 meters | Asafa Powell |
 Jamaica
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9.74 |
| 8th. | 29 Aug 2010 | 800 meters | David Rudisha |
Kenya
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1: 41.01 |
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Web links
- rietimeeting.com: Website of the Rieti Meeting (Italian)
- trackarena.com: Stadio “R. Guidobaldi ”- Rieti (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ theguardian.com: Why is a small town in Italy such a mecca for world records? Steve Cram article from September 10, 2007