Gaspare Torretta

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Gaspare Torretta
Personal information
Nationality
Athletics
Event(s)Sprint
Long jump
ClubMediolanum Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 100 m: 11.6 (1905)

Gaspare Torretta (29 May 1883 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian

1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

In 1906, Torretta finished 17th in the

100 metres competition but was eliminated in the semi-finals. Two years later in the 100 metres event, Torretta took second place in his first round heat with a time of 12.0 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. Torretta died in Milan
.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Note
1908 Olympic Games United Kingdom London heat 100 metres - [2]

See also

Notes

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Gaspare Torretta". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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