{"id":17043,"date":"2026-06-26T22:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=17043"},"modified":"2026-06-27T00:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T00:47:31","slug":"daniele-meucci-marathon-and-middle-distance-runner","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/portfolio\/daniele-meucci-marathon-and-middle-distance-runner\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniele Meucci &#8211; Marathon and Middle Distance Runner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17043\" class=\"elementor elementor-17043\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5ce1c wd-section-stretch-content e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e5ce1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b5c3b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4b5c3b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f49c5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11f49c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Athletics\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d70f10 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d70f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Daniele Meucci - Marathon and Middle Distance Runner<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec40296 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec40296\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3961215 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3961215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/floky.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Daniele_Meucci.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floky.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Daniele_Meucci.webp 520w, https:\/\/floky.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Daniele_Meucci-150x110.webp 150w, https:\/\/floky.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Daniele_Meucci-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/floky.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Daniele_Meucci-400x295.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba329d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba329d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff7121 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff7121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Daniele Meucci was born in Pisa and began his athletics career at the age of 17, excelling in a student cross-country race in Follonica. This initial success led him to begin a career under coach Luigi Principato. In December 2006, Meucci won the individual bronze medal in the under-23 event at the European Cross-Country Championships, also contributing to the Italian team&#8217;s second-place finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca8a08 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca8a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>European medals in the 10,000 metres\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5e66b elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e5e66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2010, Daniele Meucci participated in the European Championships in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhere he won bronze in the 10,000 meters. After this success, he moved under the guidance of Massimo Magnani and continued to improve his performance. In 2012, at the European Championships in Helsinki, Meucci won silver in the 10,000 meters and also won bronze at the European Cross Country Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577543f elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577543f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First marathon experiences<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1949b9 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1949b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After his first marathon experience in 2010 in Rome, with a time of 2:13:49, Daniele decided to try his hand at the marathon again with greater conviction. In 2013, he participated in the New York Marathon, finishing tenth with a time of 2:12:03. This marked the beginning of a promising long-distance career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c117d67 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c117d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Victory at the European Championships in Zurich<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543f7e4 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"543f7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2014 is a memorable year for Daniele Meucci, who wins the marathon at the European Championships in Zurich. Two years later, in 2016, he won bronze in the half marathon at the European Championships in Amsterdam. These successes consolidate his reputation as one of the best European marathon runners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65cac0 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b65cac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Continuous improvements and high-level performance<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a07f33 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a07f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In March 2018, Meucci participated in the Lake Biwa Marathon in Japan, where he finished sixth with a new personal best of 2:10:45, improving by eleven seconds on his previous record set at the 2017 World Championships in London. In the fall of 2021, he further improved his time at the Barcelona Marathon with a time of 2:10:03.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a21aa8 elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a21aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A career studded with successes<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cdeb2d elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cdeb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In February 2022, Daniele Meucci ran the Seville Marathon in 2:09:25, continuing to improve on his time in 2024 with an impressive 2:07:49. From his early successes in youth competitions, to his European 10,000-meter medals and marathon victories, Meucci has proven himself to be a complete and versatile athlete, capable of competing at the highest levels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletics Daniele Meucci &#8211; Marathon and Middle Distance Runner Daniele Meucci was born in Pisa and began his athletics career<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17044,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","project-cat":[193,192,194],"class_list":["post-17043","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project-cat-all-posts","project-cat-ambassadors","project-cat-athletics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/17043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17043"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/17043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17074,"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/17043\/revisions\/17074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"project-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/floky.ae\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project-cat?post=17043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}