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Born | Roccasecca, Italy | 3 September 1952|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | |||||||||||||||||
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Franco Fava (born 3 September 1952) is an Italian former long-distance runner.
Franco Fava participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972, 1976), he has 29 caps in national team from 1968 to 1977. [1]
After his sporting career Fava became a journalist and currently writes for the Corriere dello Sport.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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1972 | Olympic Games | Munich | Heat | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:35.0 | |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal | Heat | 10000 metres | 28:24.80 | |
8th | Marathon | 2:14:24 |
Franco Fava has won 13 times the individual national championship. [2] [3]