Alfredo Rizzo (athlete)

Alfredo Rizzo (1 July 1933 – 7 February 2023) was an Italian middle-distance runner who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1][2][3]

Alfredo Rizzo

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1933-07-01)1 July 1933 Milan, Italy
Died	7 February 2023(2023-02-07) (aged 89) Milan, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running 3000 metres steeplechase

Nicknamed "King", Rizzo was the first Italian to go under 9' in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[4] During his career he set up 14 national records and competed 37 times in the national team.^[4] After his retirement, he served as a trainer, manager and master of ceremonies in the Milan team Riccardi.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Rizzo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
3. "Alfredo Rizzo". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
4. "Addio ad Alfredo 'King' Rizzo, stella del mezzofondo negli Anni 50-60". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

External links

• Alfredo Rizzo at World Athletics
• Alfredo Rizzo at Olympics.com
• Alfredo Rizzo at Olympedia