Vincenzo Guerini (athlete)

Vincenzo Guerini (born 14 August 1950) is a retired Italian sprinter.

Vincenzo Guerini

Vincenzo Guerini at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1950-08-14) 14 August 1950 (age 74) Casnigo, Italy
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Atalanta Bergamo
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m: 10.49 (1974)
Medal record Representing Italy European Championships 1974 Rome 4×100 m relay 1971 Helsinki 4×100 m relay Summer Universiade 1973 Moscow 4×100 m relay Mediterranean Games 1971 Izmir 4×100 m relay European Cup 1975 Nice 4×100 m relay

Biography

Between 1971 and 1978 he ran 26 international competitions with the national 4 × 100 m relay team, including the finals of the 1972 and 1976 Olympics,^[1] and won five medals.^[2] Nationally he faced a strong competition from Pietro Mennea, yet he won the 100 m Italian title in 1972 and 1976.^[3]

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
2. "Podio Internazionale dal 1908 al 2008 – Uomini" [International Podium from 1908 to 2008 - Men] (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
3. ""Campionati "Assoluti" Italiani sul podio tricolore – 1906 2012" [Championship "Absolute" Italians on the Tricolore Podium 1906 2012] (PDF). sportolimpico.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

External links

• Vincenzo Guerini at Olympedia