Background
Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy.
long-distance runner middle-distance runner
Di Napoli was born in Naples but moved early in his life to Lombardy, in northern Italy.
He excelled in the distances from 800 to 3,000 meters. He missed out on a medal at the World Championships 1991. However, he got injured two weeks before the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, where he participated, but failed to reach the final.
3 wins in the 1500 metres (1990, 1991, 1992)
3 wins in the 3000 metres indoor (1997, 1999, 2000).
He won 13 medals at the International athletics competitions, 10 of these at senior level He won the silver medal at the European Championships in Split 1990 over 1500 metres. In 1992 Di Napoli scored a sensational victory over the world champion Noureddine Morceli from Algeria at the Golden Gala meeting in Rome. In 1993 di Napoli won the 3,000 m Indoor World Championships" gold medal. A title which he defended at the 1995 Indoor Championships. However, his achievements in outdoor races remained mixed. Gennaro Di Napoli has won 8 times the individual national championship. 1 win in the 5000 metres (2000) 1 win in the cross country running (1996).
