Gaspare Torretta

Gaspare Torretta

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	1883 Milan, Italy
Died	5 July 1910(1910-07-05) (aged 27)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint Long jump
Club	Mediolanum Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m: 11.6 (1905)

Gaspare Torretta (1883 – 5 July 1910) was an Italian athlete who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

In 1906, Torretta finished 17th in the long jump event. He also participated 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	London	heat	100 metres	-

See also

• Men's high jump Italian record progression
• Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics

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.

External links

• Gaspare Torretta at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)