About Umberto Risi
Born 1940. Umberto Risi is an Italian athletics competitor.
Umberto Risi (born 31 December 1940) is a retired Italian steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics but failed to reach the final. Risi won a bronze medal at the 1971 Mediterranean Games. His personal best for the steeplechase was 8:33.8 minutes, set in 1970. He was later selected for the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but again did not finish. He was twice a competitor at the European Athletics Championships (1969 and 1971), but did not progress beyond the steeplechase heats of either competition.
He was a two-time Italian national champion in the steeplechase, winning in 1969 and 1970.
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Who is Umberto Risi?
Italian athletics competitor
When was Umberto Risi born?
Umberto Risi was born on 31 December 1940 in Rome.
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Umberto Risi is an athletics competitor.
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Umberto Risi is Italian.
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