Danilo Goffi (born 3 December 1972 in Legnano) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics. He was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 1998 European Athletics Championships.
He won two times the Italian national championships of the marathon; the first time in 1995 when he was 23 years old, and the second time, 19 years after in 2014 when he was 42.
Biography Goffi won the 1995 Venice Marathon and was part of the Italian bronze medal-winning team at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships that year. He won the Turin Marathon in 2005 and also competed at the 2010 edition of the race, finishing in fifth place.Sampaolo, Diego (2010-11-14). Pertile surprises in rainy Turin, Jeptoo takes women’s crown. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-14. He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 Venice Marathon, coming in seventh place overall with his time of 2:14:41 hours.Sampaolo, Diego (2011-10-23). Kirop smashes women’s record in Venice. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
Achievements 1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece 1st10,000 m30:18.621995Venice MarathonVenice, Italy 1stMarathon2:09:26 1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States9thMarathon2:15:081997World Championships Athens, Greece4thMarathon2:14:471998European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2ndMarathon2:12:111999World Championships Seville, Spain5thMarathon2:14:502001Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany5thMarathon2:10:352002European Championships Munich, Germany13thMarathon2:15:572006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11thMarathon2:14:45
National titles Italian Athletics Championships 10,000 metres: 1999 Half marathon: 1996 Marathon: 1995, 2014
See also Italian all-time lists - half marathon Italian all-time lists - Marathon
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