Pietro Mennea
Olympic athlete
1952 – 2013
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Who was Pietro Mennea?
Pietro Paolo Mennea was an Italian sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter champion, and also held the 200 m world record for almost 17 years with his time of 19.72 seconds, set in September 1979 - still the European record as of date.
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- Born
- Jun 28, 1952
Barletta - Nationality
- Italy
- Lived in
- Barletta
- Died
- Mar 21, 2013
Rome
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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