Tullio Gonnelli

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Tullio Gonnelli
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born(1912-11-21)21 November 1912
Pieve di Cento, Italy
Died12 January 2005(2005-01-12) (aged 92)
Hampden, United States
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
ClubVirtus Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.5 (1938)
Medal record
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 4x100 metre relay

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.

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. 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.[2] He died in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States.

Olympic results[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1936 Olympic Games Germany Berlin 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.1

National titles[]

Tullio Gonnelli has won 5 times the individual national championship.[3]

See also[]

  • Italy national relay team

References[]

  1. ^ Tullio Gonnelli's passing noted in his son's obituary Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Hatikvah Center newspaper article from 2004. Features a picture of Gonnelli with his medal[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ ""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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