Vincenzo Lombardo

Vincenzo Lombardo

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1932-01-21)21 January 1932 Santo Stefano di Camastra, Italy
Died	2 December 2007(2007-12-02) (aged 75) Milan, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100: 10.7 (1955) 200: 21.1 (1955) 400: 47.2 (1960)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1955 Barcelona 200 metres 1955 Barcelona 4x400 metres relay 1955 Barcelona 400 metres

Vincenzo Lombardo (21 January 1932, in Santo Stefano di Camastra – 2 December 2007, in Milan) was an Italian sprinter.

Biography

Vincenzo Lombardo won three medals at the International athletics competitions.^[1] He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956), he has 14 caps in national team from 1955 to 1960.^[2]

After a successful career in athletics, he became a General of "Guardia de Finanza" and was active against criminals. He eventually went back to sports, starting as a sports manager and then rising up as a Chairman of FIDAL Regional Committee in Lombardi.^[3]

One of his two daughters, Patrizia and Rossana, was also in sports, representing Italy in 100m and 400m hurdles.^[4]

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	Heat	400 metres	49.3
1956	Olympic Games	Melbourne	QF	200 metres	21.4
			4th	4×100 metres relay	40.3

National titles

Vincenzo Lombardo has won 3 time the individual national championship.^[5]

• 3 wins in the 400 metres (1952, 1954, 1955)

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. http://www.european-athletics.org/youth-athletics-programme-news/496-general/5881-death-of-italian-vincenzo-lombardo-.html ^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Vincenzo Lombardo". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017. Father of Patrizia Lombardo; Father of Rossana Lombardo.
5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

External links

• Vincenzo Lombardo at Olympics.com
• Vincenzo Lombardo at Olympedia