Vincenzo Lombardo

Italian sprinter
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroItalian sprinter
PlacesItaly
wasRunner Athlete Sprinter
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth21 January 1932, Santo Stefano di Camastra, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy
Death1 December 2007Milan, province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy (aged 75 years)
Star signAquarius
Family
Children:Patrizia Lombardo Rossana Lombardo
Stats
Height:180 cm
Weight:78 kg
The details

Biography

Vincenzo Lombardo (21 January 1932, in Santo Stefano di Camastra – 2 December 2007, in Milan) was an Italian sprinter.

Biography

Vincenzo Lombardo won three medals at the International athletics competitions. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956), he has 14 caps in national team from 1955 to 1960.

After a successful career in athletics, he became a General of "Guardia de Finanza" and was active against criminals. He eventually went back to sports, starting as a sports manager and then rising up as a Chairman of FIDAL Regional Committee in Lombardi.

One of his two daughters, Patrizia and Rossana, was also in sports, representing Italy in 100m and 400m hurdles.

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1952Olympic Games HelsinkiHeat400 metres49.3
1956Olympic Games MelbourneQF200 metres21.4
4th4×100 metres relay40.3

National titles

Vincenzo Lombardo has won 3 time the individual national championship.

  • 3 wins in the 400 metres (1952, 1954, 1955)
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