Mario Longo (born 21 August 1964 in Naples) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
Biography His personal best 100 metres time was 10.32 seconds, his personal best 200 metres time was 21.18 seconds. Both times were achieved in May 1998 in Naples.Italian all-time list, men's 200 metres (last updated for year 2000)Italian all-time list, men's 100 metres (last updated for year 2000) He continued his racing career in masters athletics, also achieving some excellent results and records. For example, on 9 January 2010, in Ancona, Italy, he sets the world record master, with the time of 6.97, in the M45 category.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotes1990European Championships Split 3rd4 × 100 m relay38.391991World Championships Tokyo 5th4 × 100 m relay38.521992European Indoor Championships Glasgow 8th60 m6.771992 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
Masters athletics Longo won three-time outdoor World Masters Athletics Championships. Year Competition Venue Position EventTimeNotes2007World Championships Riccione1st100 m M4010.961st200 m M4022.291st4 × 100 m relay M4042.94
See also List of European records in masters athletics List of Italian records in masters athletics Italy national relay team
References
External links
Mario Longo at MastersAthletics.net