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Daniele Meucci

Daniele Meucci

Italy

Middle distance running

Career

In 2005 he passes to the Army Sports Centre. In 2006 he won the Italian Championships on 10000 m floors, reconfirming in 2007 when he also won the 5000 meter dash. Also in 2006, the European Championships in Gothenburg, he comes 10th on 10000 m.

In 2007 he won the bronze medal in the 10,000 meter dash at the U23 European Championship in Debrecen. Immediately after the race he has an altercation with a manager FIDAL and in October the Commission judgmental national disqualification for six months the athlete Tuscan and inhibits for eighteen months his coach Luigi Principato for unsportsmanlike conduct. A month after the disqualification it is reduced four months and it is canceled inhibition borne coach.

In 2008 he became Italian champion also on the distance of 3000 m indoor floors (in which will be repeated in 2009), in addition to win back the title on 5000 m.

In 2009 he participates in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, and he was eliminated in the batteries of 5000 m. In the same year he participated at the World Half Marathon in Birmingham where he captures a good 18th place with a time of 1h02'43 ".

2010 is the year of the debut marathon: after a good time at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon, which gets its staff (1h02'41 "), he runs the Rome Marathon coming 11th in 2h13'49", a time which has good room for improvement.

July 27, 2010 he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Barcelona in the 10000 meter dash with a time of 28'27 "33, identical to the one hundredth of second placed Chris Thompson.

In March 2011, he gets a disappointing second lowest in the European Indoor Championships in Paris on the distance of 3000 m; always in this year he opts for a technical change, from Luigi Principato to Massimo Magnani and in June he arrived on 7th place at 10 km Trophy City of Telese Terme.

April 30, 2012 he ranks fourth in the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational with his new personal best of 27'32 "86, which takes him from ninth to fourth place in the rankings Italian all-time of 10,000 meters, overtaking Marco Mazza, Stefano Baldini Stefano Mei, Franco Fava and Alberto Cova and behind only to Venanzio Ortis (27'31 "48), Francesco Panetta (27'24" 16) and the record holder Italian Salvatore Antibo (27'16 "50).

The March 17, 2013 took second place at the New York City Half Marathon in 1h01'06 establishing "its lead on the half marathon distance. On 3 November the same year it ranks tenth in the New York Marathon with a time of 2h12'03 "new personal best over the distance.

The August 17, 2014 he won the gold medal at the European Athletics Championships with a time of 2h11'08".

Personal bests

Outdoor

1500 m, 3:47.32, on 1st January, 2006.

3000 m, 7:41.74, Stockholm, on 17th August, 2012.

two miles,8:28.28, Birmingham, GBR, on 26th August, 2012.

5000 m, 13:19.00, Heusden-Zolder, on 7th July, 2012.

10.000 m, 27:32.86, Palo Alto (CA), on 29th April, 2012.

10 Km, 28:19, New York City, NY, on 10th May, 2014.

20 Km, 58:49, København, on 29th March, 2014.

Half Marathon, 1:01:06, New York City, NY, on 17th March, 2013.

Marathon, 2:11:08, Zürich (Letzigrund), on 17th August, 2014.

Indoor

3000 m, 7:56.53, Genova, on 24th February, 2008.

5000 m, 13:50.26, Düsseldorf, on 11st February, 2011.

National championships

Two-time national champion of 5000 meters (2007, 2008)
Three times national champion of 10,000 meters (2006, 2007, 2010)
Two- time national champion of indoor 3000 meters (2008, 2009)
Once national champion of cross-country (2011)

International championships

2010, 7th in Continental Cup (Split), 3,000 m floors - 7'57 "98
2015, Bronze at 58º cross of Campaccio (San Giorgio su Legnano) - 29'23 "

External links

(EN) Daniele Meucci su iaaf.org, IAAF.

(EN) Daniele Meucci su sports-reference.com, Sports Reference LLC.

(EN) Daniele Meucci su european-athletics.org, European Athletic Association.

Daniele Meucci su fidal.it, FIDAL.

(EN) Daniele Meucci su tilastopaja.org, Tilastopaja.

Year	Event	Place	Race	Position	Performance
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto	10 000 m	Injury
2005	European Championships U23	Erfurt	10 000 m	14º	30'43"41
2006	European Championships	Göteborg	10 000 m	10º	28'48"30
2007	European Championships U23	Debrecen	10 000 m	Bronze	29'18"26
2008	World Cross	Edinburgh	Individual	99º	38'28"
2009	European Cross	Dublin	Individual	9º	31'42"
2009	European Cross	Dublin	Team	Bronze	62 p.
2009	World Championships	Berlin	5 000 m	Battery	13'37"79
2009	World Half Marathon	Birmingham	Individual	18º	1h02'43"
2009	World Half Marathon	Birmingham	Team	11º	3h11'58"
2010	European Championships	Barcelona	5 000 m	6º	13'40"17
2010	European Championships	Barcelona	10 000 m	Bronze	28'27"33
2011	European Indoor	Paris	3 000 m	11º	8'04"82
2011	World Championships	Daegu	5 000 m	10º	13'29"11
2011	World Championships	Daegu	10 000 m	12º	28'50"28
2012	European Championships	Helsinki	5 000 m	5º	13'32"69
2012	European Championships	Helsinki	10 000 m	Silver	28'22"73
2012	Olympic Games	London	5 000 m piani	Battery	13'28"71
2012	Olympic Games	London	10 000 m	24º	28'57"46
2012	European Cross	Budapest	Individual	Bronze	30'13"
2012	European Cross	Budapest	Team	Bronze	63 p.
2013	Mediterranean Games	Mersin	5 000 m	4º	13'45"12
2013	World Championships	Moscow	10 000 m	19º	28'06"74
2014	World Half Marathon	Copenaghen	Individual	27º	1h01'57"
2014	World Half Marathon	Copenaghen	Team	12º	3h08'47"
2014	European Championships	Zurich	10 000 m	6º	28'19"79
2014	European Championships	Zurich	Marathon	Gold	2h11'08"