Giovanni Cornacchia
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pescara, Italy | 18 June 1939|||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 June 2008 Pescara, Italy | (aged 69)|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 110 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | FIAT Torino | |||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 14.06 (1964)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Giovanni Cornacchia (18 June 1939 – 23 July 2008 in Pescara) was an Italian hurdler who specialized in the 110 m distance. He won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games[3] and silver medals at the 1962 European Championships[4] and 1965 Universiade.[5] He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in 1964.[1]
Biography[]
Cornacchia won three national titles in the 110 m hurdles: in 1960, 1962 and 1964.[6]
On 22 October 2009, the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara was renamed to Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b Giovanni Cornacchia Archived 7 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Italian all-time list, men's 110 metres hurdles. Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.
- ^ Mediterranean Games – GBR Athletics
- ^ 1962 European Championships, men's results – Sporting Heroes
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ Pagine Abruzzo – Pescara – Lo stadio Adriatico intitolato a Giovanni Cornacchia. Pagineabruzzo.it (19 December 2006). Retrieved on 2015-07-21.
External links[]
- Giovanni Cornacchia at World Athletics
- Giovanni Cornacchia at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1939 births
- People from Pescara
- Italian male hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- 2008 deaths
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Universiade silver medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade