Giovanni Lazzaro
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 27 July 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800m, 1500m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:45.71 (2024) 1500m: 3:49.27 (2024) |
Giovanni Lazzaro (born 27 July 2004) is an Italian middle-distance runner. He won the Italian Indoor Athletics Championships over 800 metres in 2025 and competed at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Early life
[edit]He is from Morgano in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto. He studied at the Primo Levi sports science high school in Montebelluna.[2]
Career
[edit]He is a member of Assindustria Padova.[2] He won the Italian Student Championship over 800 metres in 2021, running in a time of 1:51.53.[3] He ran a personal best time of 1:50.64 in June 2021.[4]
He finished second at the Italian Junior Championships in Rieti in the 800 meters in 2022. He subsequently competed in Cali, Colombia, for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, where he reached the semi-finals.[5] He became Italian indoor under-20 champion in the 800 metres in 2023.[2] He then won the Italian under-20 outdoor 800 metres title in July 2023, in a time of 1:50.26.[6] He competed for Italy at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel.[7]
He won the Italian Indoor Athletics Championships 800 metres title in Ancona, in February 2025, in a time of 1:47.42, at the age of 20 years-old.[8][9] He was selected for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, Netherlands, but did not reach the semi-finals.[10][11] He was subsequently selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March 2025, where he qualified for the semi-finals but did not progress into the final.[12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Giovanni Lazzaro". World Athletics. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Maturity exam, training and athletics competitions: Giovanni di Morgano's life divided between sports with Padova and study". Ilgazzettino.it. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Italian students: Lazzaro-Angiono 1'51 – Trettel-Di Mauro in the 400m hurdles, Galli and Bergamo in the throws, Selley in the 800m". Atleticalive.it. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "V.Veneto: Giovanni Lazzaro does the minimum for the U20 World Championships…. as a student – 4 under 3'41 in the 1500". Atleticalive.it. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
- ^ "LAZARUS, WORLD CALL". Assimdustriasport. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (July 25, 2023). "Furlani and Donato stars of the 2023 Junior Championships". Correre.it. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Landoni, Luca (9 August 2023). "Euro U20: Men's 4×400 in the final – Carugati starts off with a bang in the decathlon". Athleticalive.it. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Rondelli, George (24 February 2025). "Ancona Indoor Tricolori 2025: Riva and Cavalli's doubles under the X-rays". Gazzetta.it. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Italian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Men's 800m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Europei indoor: 37 azzurri per Apeldoorn". Fidal.it. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ "Men's 800m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Nanchino: 21 azzurri per i Mondiali indoor". Fidal.it. Retrieved 13 March 2025.