Angelo Carosi (born 20 January 1964 in Priverno) is an Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. In his later career he also took up half marathon and marathon.

Biography

He ran four times consecutively in the 3000 meters steeplechase at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997). Carosi won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. He participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1996), he has 29 caps in national team from 1989 to 2000.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia4th3000 m steeplechase8:17.48
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan7th3000 m steeplechase8:20.80
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland2nd3000 m steeplechase8:23.53
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th3000 m steeplechase8:14.85
Military World GamesRome, Italy2nd3000 m steeplechase8:18.85
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States9th3000 m steeplechase8:29.67
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece8th3000 m steeplechase8:16.01

Marathons

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2000Florence MarathonFlorence, Italy1st2:14:11
2003Florence MarathonFlorence, Italy1st2:15:54

National titles

He won eight individual titles in his career at the Italian Athletics Championships. Spanning 15 years, he won his first national title 1989 and his last in 2004 at 40 years old.

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