Matteo Villani (athlete)
Matteo Villani is an Italian steeplechase runner.Biography
Villani was born in San Secondo Parmense, Parma. He represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the men's 3000 m steeplechase. He ran in the first heat of the event, against twelve other competitors, including France's Bouabdellah Tahri and Kenya's Brimin Kipruto, but did not finish the entire race. Villani also achieved his personal best time of 8:21.73, at a meeting in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.National championships
Villani has won the individual national championships twice.
