Pietro Mennea [3573580]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.0571
Birthplace: Barletta, Apulia, Italy
Birthday: 1952-06-28
Deathday: 2013-03-21
Age: 60 years
Movies: 2
Links: Homepage, IMDB
Biography: Pietro Paolo Mennea, nicknamed la Freccia del Sud ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and setting a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in the event history – and is still the European record. He is the only male sprinter who has qualified at four consecutive 200 metres Olympic finals: from 1972 to 1984.