Tullio Gonnelli

Tullio Gonnelli
Personal information
National team	Italy
Born	21 November 1912; Pieve di Cento, Italy
Died	12 January 2005 (aged 92); Hampden, United States
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Virtus Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m: 10.5 (1938);
Medal record

Tullio Gonnelli (21 November 1912 – 12 January 2005)^[1] was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Italy.

Biography

He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Orazio Mariani, Gianni Caldana and Elio Ragni. He participated in 1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres and 1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay.^[2] Gonnelli was looking forward to competing in the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but the advent of World War II meant the cancellation of the Games and he served 3 years in the army instead.^[3] He died in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States.

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1936	Olympic Games	Berlin	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.1

National titles

Tullio Gonnelli has won 5 times the individual national championship.^[4]

1 win in the 100 metres (1935)
4 wins in the 200 metres (1935, 1938, 1939, 1940)

References

^ Tullio Gonnelli's passing noted in his son's obituary Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Tullio Gonnelli Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ Hatikvah Center newspaper article from 2004. Features a picture of Gonnelli with his medal^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

External links

Tullio Gonnelli at World Athletics
Tullio Gonnelli at Olympics.com
Tullio Gonnelli at Olympedia
Tullio Gonnelli at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)

[1] Tullio Gonnelli's passing noted in his son's obituary Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Tullio Gonnelli Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[3] Hatikvah Center newspaper article from 2004. Features a picture of Gonnelli with his medal^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

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