Nationality Italian Club FIAT Torino Height 1.86 m Event(s) 110 m hurdles Role Olympic athlete | Sport Athletics Name Giovanni Cornacchia Country Italy Personal best(s) 14.06 (1964) Weight 78 kg | |
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Born 18 June 1939 ( 1939-06-18 ) Pescara, Italy Died July 23, 2008, Pescara, Italy | ||
L indimenticabile giovanni cornacchia
Giovanni Cornacchia (18 June 1939 – 23 July 2008 in Pescara) was an Italian hurdler who specialized in the 110 m distance. He won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games and silver medals at the 1962 European Championships and 1965 Universiade. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in 1964.
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- L indimenticabile giovanni cornacchia
- Atletica il quinto memorial giovanni cornacchia
- Biography
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Atletica il quinto memorial giovanni cornacchia
Biography
Cornacchia won three national titles in the 110 m hurdles: in 1960, 1962 and 1964.
On 22 October 2009, the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara was renamed to Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia.
References
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