Orazio Mariani

Orazio Mariani (21 January 1915 – 16 October 1981) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre sprint and competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

Mariani competed for Italy in the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Berlin, Germany, in the 4 x 100 metre relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Gianni Caldana, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli.^[1]

Mariani finished second behind Tinus Osendarp in the 100 yards event at the British 1938 AAA Championships.^[2]^[3]^[4] Soon after, in September at the 1938 European Athletics Championships, Mariani won the silver medal in the 200 metres.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1936	Olympic Games	Berlin	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.1

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Italy
1934	European Championships	Turin, Italy	4th (sf 1)	100 m	10.9

Orazio Mariani has won 8 times the individual national championship.^[5]

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^"Italian wins six-mile title". Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
^""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012"(PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.