Gianni Del Buono

Gianni Del Buono (1 October 1943) is a former Italian middle distance runner.

Gianni Del Buono

Gianni Del Buono in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Giovanni Del Buono
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1943-10-01) 1 October 1943 (age 81) Ancona, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Club	CUS Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:48.0 (1968) 1500 m: 3:39.3 (1970) Mile: 4:00.3 (1970) 5000 m: 13:22.4 (1972)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 1971 Sofia 1500 metres Summer Universiade 1967 Tokyo 1500 metres 1970 Turin 1500 metres

He is the husband of the Italian middle-distance runner Rossella Gramola and the father of the middle-distance runner Federica Del Buono.^[1]

Biography

Gianni Del Buono won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[2] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1968 and 1972), he has 31 caps in national team from 1963 to 1973.^[3]

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City	Heat	800 metres	1:50.23
			Heat	1500 metres	3:48.41
1972	Olympic Games	Munich	Heat	1500 metres	3:42.00	[4]

National titles

Gianni Del Buono has won 7 times the individual national championship.^[5][6]

• 1 win in the 800 metres (1970)
• 2 wins in the 1500 metres (1969, 1973)
• 1 win in the cross country running (1971)
• 1 win in the 1500 metres indoor (1971)
• 2 wins in the 3000 metres indoor (1972, 1973)

See also

• Italian all-time lists - 800 metres
• 800 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships