Gianni Corsaro

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Gianni Corsaro
Personal information
Full nameGiovanni Corsaro
Nationality Italian
Born(1925-04-29)29 April 1925
Catania
Died12 April 2006(2006-04-12) (aged 80)
Catania
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walk

Gianni Corsaro (29 April 1925 - 12 April 2006) was an Italian racewalker who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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  1. "Italy Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "Italy Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.