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Pietro Mennea
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Italian sprinter and politician (1952–2013)
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Key facts
- Full name
- Pietro Paolo Mennea
- Nickname
- la Freccia del Sud ("the Arrow of the South")
- Nationality
- Italian
- Born
- ( 1952-06-28 ) 28 June 1952 , Barletta , Apulia , Italy
- Died
- 21 March 2013 (2013-03-21) (aged 60) , Rome, Italy
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight
- 73 kg (161 lb)
- Website
- pietromennea .it
- Country
- Italy
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event s
- 100 m , 200 m
- Club
- Avis Barletta (1967–1972) Aeronautica Militare (1973) Alco Atalanta Rieti (1974–1976) Fiat C.E. Bari (1977) Fiat Iveco Torino (1978–1980) Capannelle Roma (1984) A.C. Bergamo (1984)
- Coached by
- Carlo Vittori
- Retired
- 28 September 1988
- Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.01 (1979) 200 m: 19.72 (1979, AR ) 400 m: 45.87 (1977)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paolo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Barletta
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Educated at
- D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara
- Political party
- Democracy Is Freedom – The Daisy
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Italy
- Mass
- 73
- Official website
- www.pietromennea.it
- Image
- Pietro Mennea 1972.jpg
- Height
- 180
- Work location
- Brussels
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- Commons category
- Pietro Mennea
- date of birth
- 1952-06-28
- date of death
- 2013-03-21
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- place of burial
- Cimitero Flaminio
- birth name
- Pietro Paolo Mennea
- manner of death
- natural causes
- sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
- end of work period
- 1988-00-00
- name in native language
- Pietro Paolo Mennea
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- nickname
- La Freccia del Sud
- P10632
- Pietro Mennea
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Olympic Games
1980 Moscow200 m
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100 metres
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200 metres
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4 × 100 metres relay
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Armin Zöggeler
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Robson Caetano
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1978 European Athletics Championships
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1971 European Athletics Championships
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1974 European Athletics Championships
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Categories
1952 births2013 deaths20th-century Italian sportsmenAcademic staff of the D'Annunzio University of Chieti–PescaraAthletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1979 Mediterranean GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer OlympicsBurials at the Cimitero FlaminioDeaths from pancreatic cancer in LazioEuropean Athletics Championships medalistsFISU World University Games bronze medalists for ItalyFISU World University Games gold medalists for ItalyItalian Athletics Championships winnersItalian men sprintersItalian sportsperson-politiciansMedalists at the 1972 Summer OlympicsMedalists at the 1973 Summer UniversiadeMedalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade