Franco Arese
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| Full name | Francesco Arese | 
| Nationality | Italian | 
| Born | 13 April 1944 Centallo, Italy  | 
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | 
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy | 
| Sport | Athletics | 
| Event | Middle distance running | 
| Club | Atalanta Balangero | 
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Francesco "Franco" Arese (born 13 April 1944 in Centallo) is an Italian middle-distance runner, competing mainly at 1500 m. Arese won the 1500 meters final at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
He was the President of Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).