Orazio MARIANI

Italy
Italy
Olympic Medals
1S
Games Participations1
First Olympic GamesBerlin 1936
Year of Birth1915

Biography

Orazio Mariani dominated the Italian sprint scene in the 1930s and became an Olympic 4x100 m relay silver medalist at Berlin 1936. His individual career highlight came at the 1938 European Championships where he won the 100 m silver medal and finished fourth in the 4×100 m relay with Gianni Caldana, Tullio Gonnelli, and the non-Olympian Edoardo Daelli.

A seven-time Italian 100 m champion (1933, 1936-39, 1942-43) and with one 200 m title in 1943, as of 2019 Mariani still held the record for most national titles. Nicknamed “Spaccatutt” for his exuberance and impulsiveness, from 1934-41 Mariani represented Italy internationally 16 times.

Personal Best: 100 – 10.4 (1938).

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