Vincenzo Lombardo
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Vincenzo Lombardo (21 January 1932, in Santo Stefano di Camastra – 2 December 2007, in Milan) was an Italian sprinter.
Biography
Vincenzo Lombardo won three medals at the
Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956), he has 14 caps in national team from 1955 to 1960.[2]
After a successful career in athletics, he became a General of "Guardia de Finanza" and was active against criminals. He eventually went back to sports, starting as a sports manager and then rising up as a Chairman of FIDAL Regional Committee in Lombardi.[3]
One of his two daughters, Patrizia and Rossana, was also in sports, representing Italy in 100m and 400m hurdles.[4]
Olympic results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki | Heat | 400 metres | 49.3 | |
1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne | QF | 200 metres | 21.4 | |
4th | 4×100 metres relay | 40.3 |
National titles
Vincenzo Lombardo has won 3 time the individual national championship.[5]
- 3 wins in the 400 metres (1952, 1954, 1955)
See also
- Italy national relay team
References
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ http://www.european-athletics.org/youth-athletics-programme-news/496-general/5881-death-of-italian-vincenzo-lombardo-.html [dead link]
- ^ "Vincenzo Lombardo". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
Father of Patrizia Lombardo; Father of Rossana Lombardo.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
External links
- Vincenzo Lombardo at Olympics.com
- Vincenzo Lombardo at Olympedia