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Name
  
Emmett Toppino

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Weight
  
68 kg


Emmett Toppino

Born
  
July 1, 1909
New Orleans, Louisiana

Died
  
September 8, 1971, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Olympic medals
  
Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Martin Emmett Toppino (July 1, 1909 – September 8, 1971) was an American athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

At the Los Angeles Olympics, Emmett Toppino from New Orleans ran the second leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 40.0.

He was a member of the Beggars Fraternity of Loyola University.

Emmett Toppino died in New Orleans in 1971, aged 62.

References

Emmett Toppino Wikipedia