Stefano Tilli

Stefano Tilli
	Tilli in 1984
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	22 August 1962 (age 62); Orvieto, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Snam Gas Metano
Coached by	Fabrizio Lepore
Retired	2000
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.16 (1984); 200 m: 20.40 (1984);
Medal record
World Championships
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Cup

Stefano Tilli (born 22 August 1962) is a former Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 m, twice European indoor champion, three-time semi-finalist at the Olympic Games, and was the world record holder in the 200m indoor.^[1]

Biography

Tilli was born in Orvieto, Umbria. In his career he won 17 medals at the International athletics competitions, eight of these with national relays team.^[2] He also won 14 national championships, from 1984 to 2000, and he has 51 caps in national team, from 1983 to 2000.^[3] His personal best in the 100m is 10.16 seconds, which he ran in August 1984 in Zurich.^[4] His personal best in the 200m is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.^[5]

Stefano Tilli used to be engaged to the Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey,^[6] whom he also coached for a period.^[7]

Record

World record

200 metres indoor: 20.52 ( Turin, 21 February 1985) - until 22 February 1987 (Bruno Marie-Rose, France 20.36 in Liévin)^[8]

European record

4 × 200 metres relay: 1:21.10 ( Cagliari 29 September 1983), Italy (Stefano Tilli, Carlo Simionato, Giovanni Bongiorni, Pietro Mennea) - current holder ^[9]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Italy
1983	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	60 m	6.63
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	38.37
	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	3rd	100 m	10.29 ^[10]
	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.76 ^[10]
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.87
			SF	100 m	10.55 ^[11]
			SF	200 m	20.72 ^[12]
1985	European Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	200 m	20.77
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	8th (sf)	200m	20.74 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.86
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	SF	200 m	20.86
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia, Syria	1st	100 m	10.41 ^[10]
			1st	200 m	20.76 ^[10]
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	39.67 ^[10]
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.54
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	SF	200 m	20.59
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	9th (sf)	100m	10.40 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			4th	200m	20.66 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	38.39
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	QF	200 m	20.92
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.52
	Mediterranean Games	Athens, Greece	1st	200 m	20.73 ^[10]
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	Heats	100 m	10.38
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	QF	100 m	10.36
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	100 m	10.20
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	QF	100 m	10.26
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	4th	60 m	6.59 ^[13]
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	QF	100 m	10.27

National titles

Tilli won 14 national championships at individual senior level.^[14]^[15]

Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 m: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997 (6)
- 100 m: 1986, 1988, 1991 (3)
Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 60 m: 1995, 1996, 2000 (3)
- 200 m: 1985, 1987 (2)

References

^ "Stefano tilli - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
^ Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)
^ Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)
^ "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
^ He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.
^ He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.
^ 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

External links

Stefano Tilli at World Athletics
Stefano Tilli at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
Stefano Tilli at Olympedia

[1] "Stefano tilli - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[2] "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

[3] Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.

[4] Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000)

[5] Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)

[6] "The greatest female sprinter in history". si21.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[7] "Euro Legends: Week 1 - Stefano Tilli (ITA)". european-athletics.net. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[8] "200-meters record set". Star-News. 23 February 1987. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[9] "Area Outdoor Records - Men - EUROPE". iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[MEDI-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Mediterranean Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[11] He ran 10.49 in Quarter-Finals.

[12] He ran 20.64 in Quarter-Finals.

[13] 2000 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite

[14] "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[15] "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]