Sergio Liani (born 3 August 1943) is a retired Italian hurdler. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the 110 m event, but failed to reach the final.[1]

Sergio Liani
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1943-08-13) 13 August 1943 (age 81)
Rome, Italy
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event110 m hurdles
ClubCus Roma
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 mH: 13.6 (1971)
Medal record
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Sophia 60 m hurdles
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1967 Tunis 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1971 İzmir 110 m hurdles
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Turin 110 m hurdles

During his career Liani won four national 110 m titles, in 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1977.[2] He set his personal best (13.6 seconds) in June 1971 in Prague.[3]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event Notes
1966 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 110 m hurdles [4]
1967 Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 2nd 110 m hurdles [5]
1970 Universiade Turin, Italy 3rd 110 m hurdles [6]
1971 European Indoor Championships Sofia, Bulgaria 3rd 60 m hurdles [7]
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 110 m hurdles [8]
Mediterranean Games İzmir, Turkey 2nd 110 m hurdles [5]

National titles

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He won 7 national championships at individual senior level.[9][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergio Liani". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. ^ Italian all-time list, men's 110 metres hurdles. Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved on 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ 1966 European Championships, men's results – Sporting Heroes
  5. ^ a b Mediterranean Games – GBR Athletics
  6. ^ World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
  7. ^ 1971 European Indoor Championships, men's 60 m hurdles final – Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  8. ^ 1971 European Championships, men's results – Sporting Heroes
  9. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO DAL 1906 AL 2011 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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