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Franco Fava

Franco Fava
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Franco Fava (left with number 3)
Personal information
Full name Francesco Fava
Nationality Italian
Born (1952-09-03) 3 September 1952 (age 64)
Roccasecca, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle distance running
Club G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m st: 8:18.85 (1974)
  • 5000 m: 13:21.86 (1977)
  • 10000 m: 27:42.65 (1977)
  • 20000 m: 58:43.8 (1977)
  • Marathon: 2:12:54 (1976)

Franco Fava (born 3 September 1952) is an Italian former long-distance runner.

Franco Fava participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1972, 1976), he has 29 caps in national team from 1968 to 1977.

After his sporting career Fava became a journalist and actually writes for the Corriere dello Sport.

Franco Fava has won 13 times the individual national championship.


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