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| Born | (1974-04-19) April 19, 1974 (age 50) Guardiagrele, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||
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Alberico Di Cecco (born 19 April 1974) is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race.
Biography
He was banned from the sport for two years by the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) after testing positive for EPO at the Italian Championship on October 12, 2008.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 17th | 2:20:44 |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 12th | 2:15:52 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 22nd | 2:13:36 |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 9th | 2:14:34 |
| 2005 | Rome City Marathon | Rome, Italy | 1st | 2:08:02 (PB) |
Personal bests
- 5000 metres - 14:06
- 10000 metres - 28:48.51 min (2000)
- Half marathon - 1:01:55 hrs (2002)
- Marathon - 2:08:02 hrs (2005)
See also
References
- Atleticaweek - intervista ad Alberico Di Cecco Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine 8 May 2012
- Marathon Runner Di Cecco Banned for 2 Years International Herald Tribune, March 17, 2009
External links
- Alberico Di Cecco at World Athletics
- Alberico Di Cecco at the German Ultramarathon Association
- Alberico Di Cecco at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Alberico Di Cecco at ARRS
- Alberico Di Cecco at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Italian male long-distance runners
- Italian male marathon runners
- Italian sportspeople in doping cases
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Doping cases in athletics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Italian ultramarathon runners
- Athletics competitors of Centro Sportivo Carabinieri
- Italian Athletics Championships winners