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National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 August 1962 60) Orvieto, Italy | (age|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Snam Gas Metano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Fabrizio Lepore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Tilli won 14 national championships at individual senior level. [14] [15]
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