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| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1887-03-16)16 March 1887 Genoa |
| Died | 27 September 1925(1925-09-27) (aged 38) Genoa |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
Medal record | |
Emilio Lunghi (16 March 1887, inGenoa[1] – 27 September 1925) was an Italian athlete. He won thesilver medal in themen's 800 metres race at the1908 Summer Olympics inLondon, making him the first Italian to win an Olympic medal.[2]
His time in the race was 1:54.2, which beat the previous Olympic record by 1.8 seconds but was still 1.4 seconds behind the time ofMel Sheppard, who took gold and set a new record at 1:52.8. Lunghi had won his semifinal heat with a time of 1:57.2 to advance to the final.
Lunghi also competed in the1500 metres. His first-round heat also includedNorman Hallows; both of the two runners broke the Olympic record in that heat, but Hallows came out on top by running the race in 4:03.4 as opposed to Lunghi's 4:03.8.
After the 1908 Olympics, Lunghi spent a year New York City, and competed as a member of theIrish American Athletic Club while in the U.S., establishing three world's records in the 700 yard, 880 yard and two-thirds of a mile distances.[3]
Emilio Lunghi won the individualnational championship nine times in six different events.[4]
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