Danilo Goffi (born 3 December 1972, in Legnano) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics. He was the silver medallist in the marathon at the 1998 European Athletics Championships.

He won two times the Italian national championships of the marathon; the first time in 1995 when he was 23 years old, and the second time, 19 years after in 2014 when he was 42.

Danilo Goffi

Biography

Goffi won the 1995 Venice Marathon and was part of the Italian bronze medal-winning team at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships that year. He won the Turin Marathon in 2005 and also competed at the 2010 edition of the race, finishing in fifth place. He was the first Italian finisher at the 2011 Venice Marathon, coming in seventh place overall with his time of 2:14:41 hours.

Danilo Goffi

Achievements

National titles

Italian Athletics Championships

10,000 metres: 1999

Half marathon: 1996

Marathon: 1995, 2014

See also

Italian all-time lists - half marathon

Italian all-time lists - Marathon

References

External links

1972 births

Living people

People from Legnano

Italian male long-distance runners

Italian male marathon runners

Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan

Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Olympic athletes for Italy

European Athletics Championships medalists

World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy

Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri

Danilo Goffi