Pietro Mennea
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title:
Pietro Mennea
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Pietro Paolo Mennea, nicknamed la Freccia del Sud, was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and setting a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in the event history – and is still the European record. He is the only male sprinter who has qualified at four consecutive 200 metres Olympic finals: from 1972 to 1984.
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Italian sprinter and politician (1952–2013)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Mennea
date created:
2004-05-23T18:28:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T19:45:26Z
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