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Pietro Mennea
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Italian sprinter and politician (1952–2013)
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Pietro Paolo Mennea (1952–2013) was an Italian sprinter, athletics competitor, lawyer, and politician. Born in Barletta, he held the men's 200 metres world record progression and the Men's 200 metres European record progression. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988 Summer Olympics.
Mennea was educated at the University of Bari, University of Salerno, and D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara. He served as a Member of the European Parliament and was a member of the political parties The Democrats and Democracy Is Freedom – The Daisy. He authored works including *I costi delle Olimpiadi*, *La grande storia del doping*, *Inseguendo Bolt*, and *La corsa non finisce mai*.
He died in Rome of pancreatic cancer and was buried at Cimitero Flaminio.
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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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Encyclopedic overview
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow200 m
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