Paola Pigni
Paola Pigni, married Cacchi is a retired Italian middle and long-distance runner. She is a three-time world champion in cross country and has held the world record over five distance running events on the track, from 1500m to 10,000m.Biography
Pigni competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany, where she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 m.
She was the winner of the France version of the 1970 International Cross Country Championships. She followed this up by winning the first two women's titles at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973 and 1974.World records
In an era when female middle distance was growing, Pigni established six world records.
- 5000 m: 16:17.4
- 5000 m: 15:53.6
- 1500 m: 4:12.4 *
- 10000 m: 35:30.5
- 3000 m: 9:09.2
- Mile: 4:29.5 *
Achievements
National titles
She won 19 national championships at senior level.
- Italian Athletics Championships
- *400 m: 1965, 1967
- *800 m: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973
- *1500 m: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1975
- *3000 m: 1974
- *Cross country running: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974
