Margherita Gargano is a former female middle distance runner

Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...

 from Italy

Italy

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. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

1979 Mediterranean Games

The 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia from 15 to 29 September 1979. Fourteen nations competed in 26 different sports.The games' mascot was the Mediterranean Monk Seal Adrijana.-Medal table:...

 in the women's 1,500 metres. Gargano set her personal best (4:06.71) in the 1,500 metres in 1979.

Personal bests

800m 2'03"1 (1979)- 2'06"3 indoor (1980)

1500m 4'06"71(1979)- 4'19"81 indoor (1983)

3000m 8'46"31 (1982)- 9'03"62 indoor (1982)

5000m 15'20"94 (1982)

10000m 35'01"4 (1976)

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1976	Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	Montreal, Canada	DNQ	1,500 metres
1979	Mediterranean Games 1979 Mediterranean Games The 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia from 15 to 29 September 1979. Fourteen nations competed in 26 different sports.The games' mascot was the Mediterranean Monk Seal Adrijana.-Medal table:...	Tunis, Tunisia	1st	1,500 metres
1982	European Championships 1982 European Championships in Athletics The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...	Athens, Greece	6th	3,000 metres