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