Lorenzo Perrone (ITA)

Born: Palermo (Italy) 26 September 1981
Height 1.83m; weight 58 kg
Club: Fiamme Gialle

Progression (1500m)
1998 (17) 4:01.38
1999 (18) 3:48.0
2000 (19) 3:41.70
other personal bests: 8:05.0 (3000m, ’00), 14:29.2 (5000m, ’00)

Lorenzo started training for the 1500m with Luigi Zarcone (an international level middle distance runner:13:23.7 for 5000m and 28:02.30 for 10,000m in 1977). Until the Spring of ’98, Lorenzo played football for Misilmeri, near Palermo. At the 1998 Gymnasiadi he placed fourth at 1500m, whilst at the EJC in Riga ’99 he was eliminated during the heats. This year he has improved his personal bests on several occasions and won national junior championship titles at both 1500m and 5000m.