Salvatore Bettiol

Salvatore Bettiol (born 28 November 1961) is a retired long-distance runner from Italy.

Salvatore Bettiol

Personal information
Born	(1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 63) Volpago del Montello, Province of Treviso, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Club	CUS Universo Ferrara
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon: 2:09:40 (1994)
Medal record World Marathon Cup 1987 Seoul Team marathon 1989 Milan Team marathon 1987 Seoul Marathon Event 1st 2nd 3rd Venice Marathon 2 0 0

Biography

He represented his native country twice (1992 and 1996) at the Summer Olympics. He is best known for finishing in 2nd place overall at the 1988 New York Marathon, and for winning the 1987 Venice Marathon. He also finished in 4th place overall at the 1990 European Championships in Split, FR Yugoslavia.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Italy
1986	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:18:44
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	13th	Marathon	2:17:45
	Venice Marathon	Venice, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:10:01
1988	New York Marathon	New York City, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:11:41
1990	London Marathon	London, England	2nd	Marathon	2:10:40
1990	European Championships	Split, SFR Yugoslavia	4th	Marathon	2:17:45
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	6th	Marathon	2:15:58
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	Marathon	2:14:15
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	—	Marathon	DNF
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	20th	Marathon	2:17:27

National titles

Salvatore Bettiol has won 4 times the individual national championship.^[1]

• 2 wins in Marathon (1987, 1991)
• 2 wins in Half marathon (1986, 1988)