Giovanni Frangipane

Giovanni Frangipane
Giovanni Frangipane wears a football jersey
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1902-02-09)9 February 1902
Palermo, Italy
Died 1967 (aged 6465)
Sport
Country Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
Club US Italia Palermo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.8 (1923)

Giovanni Frangipane (9 February 1902 1967) was an Italian sprinter and football player.

Biography

He competed in the men's 100 metres and the 4x100 metres relay events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] As of 2012, his results at the 100 metres Olympic event in 1924 (semi-finals) are the best result of an Italian athlete in this event. He was also a football player for Palermo from 1919 to 1929.[2]

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1924 Olympic Games France Paris SF 100 metres 11.2 [3]
SF 4×100 metres relay at one metre to second

References

  1. "Giovanni Frangipane Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  2. "STORIE E ANEDDOTI DEL PODISMO SICILIANO" (in Italian). midi-miti-mici.it. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. He ran in a better time (11.0) in quarter-finals.
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