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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1953 Vicenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luciano Caravani (born 14 May 1953) is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He was born in Vicenza, Veneto. He won six medals at the International athletics competitions, of these five with the national relay team.[1]
His personal best 100 metres time is 10.23 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich.[2] His personal best 200 metres time is 20.59 seconds, achieved in July 1979 in Algiers.[3] He has 34 caps in national team from 1975 to 1983.[4]
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay |
| 1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 200 m[5] |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay |
In the "Pietro Mennea era", Luciano Caravani has won two times the individual national championship.[6][7]
