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Tullio Gonnelli

Tullio Gonnelli

Italian sprinter (1912–2005)

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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Biography

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.

Olympic results

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National titles

Tullio Gonnelli has won 5 times the individual national championship.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Tullio Gonnelli's passing noted in his son's obituary Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Tullio Gonnelli Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
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    Hatikvah Center newspaper article from 2004. Features a picture of Gonnelli with his medal[permanent dead link]
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    ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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