Andrea Lalli (born 20 May 1987 in Florence) is an Italian long-distance runner.
Biography
He started his career with medals at the European Cross Country Championships, taking the junior individual and team titles at the 2006 edition and then winning the under-23 title in 2008. He won his first track medal at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships, where he was the runner-up in the 10,000 metres behind Turkey's Mert Girmalegesse, formerly of Ethiopia. Following a win at the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels in December, Lalli formed part of the bronze medal winning Italian men's team at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships.Results - Senior Men . European Athletics (2009-12-13). Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
He claimed the short course title at the 2010 World Military Cross Country Championships in March.World Military Cross Country Championship. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-12-19. He ran in the 10,000 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and was seventh in the final, while fellow Italian Daniele Meucci reached the podium. He had a career best finish of sixth in the senior race at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships, although the Italian team was fourth at the event.Senior Men – Results . European Athletics (2010-12-12). Retrieved on 2011-03-28.
He made his debut over the half marathon at the Stramilano in March 2011 and managed to finish the course in a time of 62:32 minutes, being the first non-African finisher. This was the first time he had run the distance as, even in training, he had not exceeded 20 km.Sampaolo, Diego (2011-03-27). Kisorio wins 40th edition of Stramilano Half Marathon in 60:03. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-03-28. Lalli missed the rest of the 2011 season as he underwent Achilles surgery. On his return, he was the runner-up at the 2012 European Clubs Cross Country, finishing behind Ayad Lamdassem but helping his club (Fiamme Gialle) to third in the competition.Valiente, Emeterio (2012-02-06). Castillejo upsets Makau at Granollers Half Marathon - Spanish weekend round-up. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-12. At the Stramilano he came a close second to Yacob Jarso in a time of 1:01:11 hours – a personal best and the best performance by an Italian man at the event since 2002.Sampaolo, Diego (2012-03-25). Jarso and Straneo beat the heat at the Stramilano. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-03-26.
He won the 2012 European Cross Country Championships title convincingly with a time of 30:01, 10 seconds ahead of the runner-up Hassan Chahdi from France.
Achievements Representing 2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China —10,000 mDNF2007European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary12th5000 m14:07.142008European Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium1stU23 race (8 km)24:562ndU23 race - Team42 pts2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania2nd10,000 m29:49.802010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain7th10,000 m29:05.20European Cross Country ChampionshipsAlbufeira, Portugal6thSenior race (9.87 km)29:284thSenior race - Team96 pts2012European Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1stSenior race (9.88 km)30:013rdSenior race - Team63 pts
National titles He won 5 times the national championship at senior level. Italian Athletics Championships Half marathon: 2015 10 km road: 2014 Cross country running: 2008, 2009, 2015
References
External links
Andrea Lalli Story