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Luigi Gnocchi

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Nationality
  
Italian

Country
  
Italy

Name
  
Luigi Gnocchi


Sport
  
Athletics

Died
  
October 18, 2014

Club
  
Gallaratese

Events
  
Sprint

Born
  
14 January 1933 (
1933-01-14
)
Gallarate, Italy

Personal best(s)
  
100 m: 10.4 (1956)

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Luigi Gnocchi (14 January 1933 – 18 October 2014) was an Italian sprinter, that won three gold medals in one single edition of Mediterranean Games. He was born in Gallarate. He was finalist with the national relay team on 4x100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics (4th place).

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Biography

Gnocchi participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1956), he has 11 caps in national team from 1953 to 1956.

National records

  • 100 metres: 10.4 ( Rome, 29 September 1956)
  • National championships

    Gnocchi won the individual national championship five times.

  • 3 wins on 100 metres (1954, 1955, 1956)
  • 2 wins on 200 metres (1955, 1956)
  • References

    Luigi Gnocchi Wikipedia