Franco Arese

Francesco "Franco" Arese (born 13 April 1944 in Centallo) is an Italian middle-distance runner, competing mainly at 1500 m. Arese won the 1500 meters final at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland.^[1]

Franco Arese

Personal information
Full name	Francesco Arese
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1944-04-13) 13 April 1944 (age 81) Centallo, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Club	Atalanta Balangero
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:46.6 (1972) 1500 m: 3:36.3 (1971) Mile: 3:56.7 (1971) 5000 m: 13:40.0 (1971) 10000 m: 28:27.0 (1971)
Medal record European Athletics Championships 1971 Helsinki 1500 m

He was the President of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).^[2]

Biography

Arese has won several Italian championships on 800, 1500 and 5000 meters.^[3] He competed in both the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but on both occasions failed to qualify for the final.

National titles

He won 12 times the national championship.

• 4 wins in 800 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1968, 1969, 1972, 1973)^[4]
• 4 wins in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1986, 1967, 1968, 1970)^[4]
• 1 win in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1971)^[4]
• 1 win in Cross country running at the Italian Athletics Championships (1970)^[4]
• 1 win in 1500 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1972)^[5]
• 1 win in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1970)^[5]

See also

• FIDAL Hall of Fame