Giuseppe Russo (athlete)

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Giuseppe Russo
Peppino Russo.jpg
Personal information
National team Italy: 5 caps (1934-1947) [1]
Born(1913-03-13)13 March 1913 [1]
DiedJuly 5, 2010(2010-07-05) (aged 97) [2]
Rome, Italy [2]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Hurdling
Club
  • Ginnastica Roma (1927-1933)
  • GUF Roma (1934-1944)
  • U.S. Milanese (1945-1947)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 110 m hs: 15.0 (1947) [3]
  • 400 m hs: 54.7 (1939) [4]

Giuseppe "Peppino" Russo (13 March 1913 - 5 July 2010) was an Italian hurdler and sport coach, he was 7th in the 400 m hs at the 1938 European Athletics Championships. [1]

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Biography

Federal technician from 1947 to 1968, he participated as athletic coach of the sprinting, in six Olympics from London 1948 to Mexico City 1968. Among the athletes he trained there was Livio Berruti, gold medal in the 200 m at the Olympics in Rome 1960. [5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
1938 European Championships Flag of France.svg Paris 7th400 m hs 54.8 [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Atletica / Con Peppino Russo scompare l'ultimo dei maestri" (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. "110 METRI OSTACOLI – UOMINI" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. "Liste italiane maschili 1939". asaibrunobonomelli.it. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. "Addio a Peppino Russo" (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. "II European Championship, Wien 1938". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.