Gennaro Di Napoli (born 5 March 1968) is an Italian former middle-distance runner.
He won 13 medals at the International athletics competitions, 10 of these at senior level.
Biography Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy. He excelled in the distances from 800 to 3,000 meters. He won the silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 1500 metres. He missed out on a medal at the World Championships 1991.
In 1992 Di Napoli scored a sensational victory over the world champion Noureddine Morceli from Algeria at the Golden Gala meeting in Rome. However, he got injured two weeks before the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, where he participated, but failed to reach the final. In 1993 di Napoli won the 3,000 m Indoor World Championships' gold medal; a title which he defended at the 1995 Indoor Championships. However, his achievements in outdoor races remained mixed.
Achievements Representing 1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom1st1500 m 3:52.10 1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea21st (sf)1500 m 3:43.581990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia2nd1500 m3:38.601991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece1st1500 m 3:42.80 World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th1500 m 3:36.561992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy1st3000 m 7:47.24Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain17th (sf)1500 m3:39.561993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada1st3000 m 7:50.26World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany12th1500 m 3:47.381994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland9th1500 m3:39.961995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain1st3000 m 7:50.89World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th5000 m 13:46.511996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States12th5000 m 13:28.36(sf) Indicates overall position in semifinal round
National titles Di Napoli has won the individual national championship eight times. 3 wins in the 1500 metres (1990, 1991, 1992) 1 win in the 5000 metres (2000) 1 win in the cross country running (1996) 3 wins in the 3000 metres indoor (1997, 1999, 2000)
See also Italian all-time lists – 1500 metres Italian all-time lists – 5000 metres
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