Career
He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 42 caps in national team from 1981 to 1994. Since 2 December 2012 Stefano Mei was Federal Councillor of the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera (FIDAL), in the Franco Arese leaderships. 4 wins in 5000 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1984, 1986, 1989, 1991)
3 wins in 3000 metres at the Italian Athletics Indoor Championships (1985, 1986, 1989).