Daniele Meucci

Daniele Meucci (born 7 October 1985) is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running who won twenty medals at international level (seventeen at senior level and three at youth level).

Daniele Meucci
Personal information
National teamItaly (34 caps)
Born (1985-10-07) October 7, 1985
Pisa, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
EventLong distance
ClubC.S. Esercito
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 5000m: 13:19.00 (2012)
  • 10,000m: 27:32.86 (2012)
  • Marathon: 2:10:03 (2021)
  • 10k: 28:08 (2020)
Medal record
Senior level (individual)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 1 2
European Cross Country C'ships 0 0 1
European Team Championships 0 0 2
European 10,000m Cup 1 0 0
Total 2 1 5
Senior level (team)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Cross Country C'ships 0 0 3
European Half Marathon Cup 0 0 1
European 10,000m Cup 2 1 2
Total 2 1 6
Youth level (individual)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European U23 Championships 0 0 1
European Cross Country C'ships 0 0 1
Total 0 0 2
Youth level (team)
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Cross Country C'ships 0 1 0
European Championships
2014 ZürichMarathon
2012 Helsinki10,000 m
2010 Barcelona10,000 m
2016 AmsterdamHalf marathon
2016 AmsterdamHalf marathon team
European Cross Country Championships
2012 BudapestCross country
European 10,000m Cup
2016 Mersin10,000 m

He represented Italy at the 2012 Summer Olympics, running in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. Meucci is a three-time medallist in the latter event at the European Athletics Championships, having won bronze in 2010 and 2016 and silver in 2012. He was also a bronze medallist at the European Cross Country Championships in 2012. He has competed at five World Championships in Athletics (2009 and 2011 in the 5000 m, 2011, 2013 and 2017 in the 10000 m and 2015 in the marathon).

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