Tullio Gonnelli (21 November 1912 – 12 January 2005)Tullio Gonnelli's passing noted in his son's obituary was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Italy.
Biography He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Orazio Mariani, Gianni Caldana and Elio Ragni. He participated in 1934 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres and 1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay. Gonnelli was looking forward to competing in the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but the advent of World War II meant the cancellation of the Games and he served 3 years in the army instead.Hatikvah Center newspaper article from 2004. Features a picture of Gonnelli with his medal He died in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States.
Olympic results Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes1936Olympic Games Berlin 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 41.1
National titles Tullio Gonnelli has won 5 times the individual national championship. 1 win in the 100 metres (1935) 4 wins in the 200 metres (1935, 1938, 1939, 1940)
See also Italy national relay team
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