Francesco_Perrone

Francesco Perrone

Francesco Perrone

Italian athlete (1930–2020)

Francesco Perrone (3 December 1930 – 27 April 2020) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] Perrone was an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[2] Perrone died from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Italy on 27 April 2020 at the age of 89.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francesco Perrone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Francesco Perrone Bio, Stats, and Results". poliziadistato.it. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020. Affiliations: Fiamme Oro, Padova
  3. [3]
    Ucciso dal virus il maratoneta che aveva sfidato Abebe Bikila (in Italian)


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