Angelo Carosi
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Steeplechase Long distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Forestale | ||||||||||||||
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Angelo Carosi (born 20 January 1964 in Priverno) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his later career he also took up half marathon and marathon.
He ran four times consecutively in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997). Carosi won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1] He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1996), he has 29 caps in national team from 1989 to 2000.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 4th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.48 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:20.80 |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:23.53 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:14.85 |
| Military World Games | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:18.85 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 9th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:29.67 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:16.01 |
Marathons
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2000 | Florence Marathon | Florence, Italy | 1st | 2:14:11 |
| 2003 | Florence Marathon | Florence, Italy | 1st | 2:15:54 |
National titles
He won eight individual titles in his career at the Italian Athletics Championships. Spanning 15 years, he won his first national title 1989 and his last in 2004 at 40 years old.[3][4]
- 3 wins in the 3000 metres steeplechase (1989, 1991, 2004)
- 2 wins in the 5000 metres (1994, 1998)
- 2 wins in the marathon (2001, 2003)
- 1 win in the 3000 metres indoor (1990)
