Guido Calvi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGuido Francesco Giovanni Battista•Calvi
Used nameGuido•Calvi
Born1 May 1893 in Bergamo, Bergamo (ITA)
Died6 September 1958 in Bergamo, Bergamo (ITA)
AffiliationsAtalanta, Bergamo (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Guido Calvi was an Italian middle-distance runner who competed in the early 20th century. He won the 1910 Italian title in the 1,000 meters in Milano (a race held only six times in the Italian Championships, between 1907-12) with a time of 2:44.4. Calvi ran the 800 and 1,500 metres at the Stockholm Games but was eliminated in the first round in both cases. World War I ended his short career.

Personal Bests: 800 – 2:01.8 (1912); 1500 – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics ITA Guido Calvi
800 metres, Men (Olympic) AC h3 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) AC h6 r1/2
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Italy DNS
3,000 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy DNS