Pierfrancesco Pavoni

Pavoni in the 1970s
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1963-02-21) 21 February 1963 (age 60) Rome, Italy
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Pro Patria Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.55 (1990) 100 m: 10.22 (1986) 200 m: 20.38 (1987) 400 m: 45.71 (1985)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 0 1 0 World Indoor Championships 0 0 2 European Championships 0 1 0 European Indoor Championships 0 2 0 Mediterranean Games 2 0 0 European Cup 0 0 3 European Junior Championships 0 0 1 World Championships 1983 Helsinki 4×100 metres relay European Championships 1982 Athens 100 metres World Indoor Championships 1987 Indianapolis 60 metres 1989 Budapest 60 metres European Indoor Championships 1987 Liévin 60 metres 1990 Glasgow 60 metres European Junior Championships 1981 Utrecht 100 metres

Pierfrancesco Pavoni (born 21 February 1963, in Rome) is a retired sprinter from Italy.

Biography

He won twelve medals at the International athletics competitions, four of these with national relays team and one of these at junior level.^[1] His greatest achievements were the 1982 European Championships silver medal as well as two World Indoor bronze medals.

His personal times were both achieved in 1986: 10.22 seconds over 100 metres and in 1987: 20.38 seconds over 200 metres. At 1983 World Championships he set the Italian record of the 4 × 100 m, winning another silver medal, with the teammate Pietro Mennea at the last relay.

International competitions

Representing  Italy

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	4th	60 metres	6.68	[2]
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	100 metres	10.25	(wind: -0.8 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.96
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	4 × 100 metres relay	38.37	NR
	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	1st	100 metres	10.24	[3]
			1st	4 × 100 metres relay	38.76	[3]
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	11th (sf)	200 metres	20.85	(wind: 0.0 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	38.86
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	60 metres	6.59
	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	2nd	60 metres	6.58
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	100 metres	16.23	[4]
			7th	200 metres	20.45	PB
			7th	4 × 100 metres relay	39.62
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	60 metres	6.64	[5]
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	4 × 100 metres relay	38.54
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	60 metres	6.61
	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	4th	60 metres	6.62	[6]
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	60 metres	6.59
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	19th (h)	100 metres	10.57	(wind: -0.9 m/s)

National titles

He has won 8 times the individual national championship.^[7][8]

• 3 wins in the 100 metres (1982, 1983, 1987)
• 2 wins in the 200 metres (1987)
• 1 win in the 400 metres (1985)
• 2 wins in the 60 metres indoor (1985, 1987)