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Italian sprinter (1912–2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tullio Gonnelli (21 November 1912 – 12 January 2005)[1] was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Italy.
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National team | Italy |
Born | Pieve di Cento, Italy | 21 November 1912
Died | 12 January 2005 92) Hampden, United States | (aged
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Club | Virtus Bologna |
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He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Orazio Mariani, Gianni Caldana and Elio Ragni. He participated in 1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres and 1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay.[2] Gonnelli was looking forward to competing in the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but the advent of World War II meant the cancellation of the Games and he served 3 years in the army instead.[3] He died in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1936 | Olympic Games | Berlin | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.1 |
Tullio Gonnelli has won 5 times the individual national championship.[4]
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