Salvatore Giannone

Salvatore Giannone

Giannone (right) running the 4×100 m relay at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1936-07-24)24 July 1936 Trieste, Italy
Died	3 August 2024(2024-08-03) (aged 88) Caserta, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	Partenope[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	200 m: 21.2 (1960)[1]
Medal record Summer Universiade 1959 Turin 4×100 m relay

Salvatore Giannone (24 July 1936 – 3 August 2024) was an Italian sprinter. Running the 4×100 m relay he won a gold medal at the 1959 Summer Universiade^[2] and finished in fourth place at the 1960 Olympics.^[1] Giannone died on 3 August 2024, at the age of 88.^[3]

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. Salvatore Giannone. sports-reference.com
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
3. "Addio a Salvatore Giannone, olimpico a Roma '60 nella staffetta 4x100". Fidal. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

External links

• Salvatore Giannone at World Athletics
• Salvatore Giannone at Olympedia