Roberto Penna
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Alessandria, Italy | 19 April 1886
Died | 17 June 1963 | (aged 77)
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Club | Sport Pedestre Genova |
Roberto Penna (19 April 1886 – 17 June 1963) was an Italian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
[edit]Penna placed second with a time of 52.4 seconds in his preliminary heat of the 400 metres, not advancing to the semifinals.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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1908 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
heat | 100 metres | - | [2][3] |
Notes
[edit]- 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 15 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 July 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ "Roberto Penna". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ He ran 52.4 in preliminary round.
External links
[edit]- Roberto Penna at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)