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Tullio Gonnelli
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Place of birth
Pieve di Cento, Province of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Place of death
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Age
92 years
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Height:
184
Weight:
78
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Biography
Tullio Gonnelli (21 November 1912 – January 12, 2005) 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. He died in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States.
Olympic results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1936 | Olympic Games | Berlin | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.1 |
National championships
Tullio Gonnelli has won 5 times the individual national championship.
- 1 win in the 100 metres (1935)
- 4 wins in the 200 metres (1935, 1938, 1939, 1940)
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