Andrea Lalli
Italian long-distance runner (born 1987)
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Andrea Lalli (born 20 May 1987 in Florence) is an Italian long-distance runner.
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| Born | 20 May 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.[1]
He claimed the short course title at the 2010 World Military Cross Country Championships in March.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | — | 10,000 m | DNF |
| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 12th | 5000 m | 14:07.14 |
| 2008 | European Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 1st | U23 race (8 km) | 24:56 |
| 2nd | U23 race - Team | 42 pts | |||
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 2nd | 10,000 m | 29:49.80 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 7th | 10,000 m | 29:05.20 |
| European Cross Country Championships | Albufeira, Portugal | 6th | Senior race (9.87 km) | 29:28 | |
| 4th | Senior race - Team | 96 pts | |||
| 2012 | European Cross Country Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Senior race (9.88 km) | 30:01 |
| 3rd | Senior race - Team | 63 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
