Emmett Toppino

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Emmett Toppino 1932

Martin Emmett Toppino (born July 1, 1909 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † September 8, 1971 ibid) was an American athlete and Olympic champion .

Toppino won the 60 yards at the US Indoor Athletics Championships in 1932 with a time of 6.2 s. At the X. Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932 , he won the 4 x 100 meter relay race , which together with Bob Kiesel , Hector Dyer and Frank Wykoff won the gold medal with a new world record time of 40.0 seconds ahead of the teams from Germany (Silver) and Italy (bronze).

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SURNAME Toppino, Emmett
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Toppino, Martin Emmett (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH September 8, 1971
Place of death New Orleans