Mario Scapini (born 2 February 1989) is a former Italian male middle-distance runner, who at the age of 23, after winning three Italian championships and taking part in a World championship and a European championship, was forced to permanently stop his career as a sportsman due to stomach cancer.

Biography During his youth career he won the gold medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in 2007.

Achievements YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes2010World Indoor Championships Doha800 m1:50.74European Championships Barcelona (12th)800 m1:49.13

National titles Italian Athletics Championships 800 metres: 2009 1500 metres: 2009 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships 1500 metres: 2010

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