Franco Arese

Franco Arese
Personal information
Full nameFrancesco Arese
NationalityItalian
Born (1944-04-13) 13 April 1944 (age 80)
Centallo, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
ClubAtalanta Balangero
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1:46.6 (1972)
  • 1500 m: 3:36.3 (1971)
  • Mile: 3:56.7 (1971)
  • 5000 m: 13:40.0 (1971)
  • 10000 m: 28:27.0 (1971)
Medal record
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Helsinki 1500 m

Francesco "Franco" Arese (born 13 April 1944 in Centallo) is an Italian middle-distance runner, competing mainly at 1500 m. Arese won the 1500 meters final at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[1]

He was the President of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).[2]

  1. ^ gbrathletics – European Championships (Men) Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Franco Arese – Presidente federale" (in Italian). fial.it. Retrieved 19 October 2012.