Gaspare Torretta
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | 29 May 1883 Milan, Italy |
Died | 4 July 1910 | (aged 27)
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprint Long jump |
Club | Mediolanum Milano |
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Gaspare Torretta (29 May 1883 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian athlete who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 1906, Torretta finished 17th in the long jump event. He also participated in the 100 metres competition but was eliminated in the semi-finals. Two years later in the 100 metres event, Torretta took second place in his first round heat with a time of 12.0 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. Torretta died in Milan.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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1908 | Olympic Games | ![]() | heat | 100 metres | - | [2] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gaspare Torretta". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.