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Giuseppe Lippi

Giuseppe Lippi
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1904-04-15)15 April 1904
Firenze, Italy
Died 18 May 1978(1978-05-18) (aged 74)
Firenze, Italy
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long distance running
3000 metres steeplechase
Club Giglio Rosso Firenze
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 m: 15:11.8 (1930)
  • 10000 m: 30:27.4 (1940)
  • 3000 m st: 9:32.0 (1932)

Giuseppe Lippi (Firenze, 15 April 1904 - Firenze, 18 May 1978) is a former Italian long distance runner and steeplechaser.

Giuseppe Lippi participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1932 and 1936), he has 20 caps in national team from 1925 to 1940. He was a friend of the Italian legend of cycling Gino Bartali.

Giuseppe Lippi has won 15 times the individual national championship.


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