Tullio Gonnelli

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

Tullio Gonnelli

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	November 21, 1912 Pieve di Cento, Italy
Died	12 January 2005 (aged 92) Hampden, United States
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	Virtus Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.5 (1938)
Medal record 1936 Berlin 4x100 metre relay

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. 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.[2] 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.[3]

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

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. Tullio Gonnelli's passing noted in his son's obituary Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
2. Hatikvah Center newspaper article from 2004. Features a picture of Gonnelli with his medal
3. ""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 Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)