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Paola Pigni

1945 - 2021

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Paola Pigni (30 December 1945 – 11 June 2021) was an Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She was a three-time world champion in cross country and held the world record over five distance running events on the track, from 1,500m to 10,000m. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paola Pigni is the 1,599th most popular athlete (down from 1,288th in 2019), the 3,975th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,966th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paola Pigni ranks 1,599 out of 6,025. Before her are Alfred Lane, Helmut Hamann, Gunnar Höjer, Denis Oswald, Romeo Rivers, and Gerd Hornberger. After her are Maureen Caird, Petar Šegvić, Ruth Svedberg, Bruno Visintin, Hans Grodotzki, and Willem Slijkhuis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Paola Pigni ranks 538. Before her are Margrete Auken, József Csermely, Kibonge Mafu, Hugh Hopper, Faustin Twagiramungu, and Steve Railsback. After her are Enver Hadžiabdić, Pipo Rodríguez, Ernst Messerschmid, Philip Waruinge, Ivan Edeshko, and João de Deus Pinheiro. Among people deceased in 2021, Paola Pigni ranks 525. Before her are Ron Wright, Marielle de Sarnez, John Richardson, Romano Fogli, Peter Mark Richman, and Roy A. Tucker. After her are Hryhorii Chapkis, William E. Thornton, Jiří Feureisl, Antal Kiss, Guillermo Sepúlveda, and Jack Angel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Paola Pigni ranks 3,976 out of 5,161. Before her are Elissa Landi (1904), Luciano Spinosi (1950), Luigi De Agostini (1961), Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (1940), Niccolò Ammaniti (1966), and Marta Abba (1900). After her are Bruno Visintin (1932), Vincenzo Consolo (1933), Riccardo Nowak (1885), Edera Cordiale (1920), Sicard of Benevento (null), and Lola Pagnani (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Paola Pigni ranks 66. Before her are Pietro Speciale (1876), Salvatore Morale (1938), Giuseppe Crivelli (1900), Antonio Spallino (1925), Alberto Winkler (1932), and Elio Morille (1927). After her are Bruno Visintin (1932), Edera Cordiale (1920), Alberto Cova (1958), Giuseppina Leone (1934), Emilio Lunghi (1887), and Gavino Matta (1910).

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