Franco Giongo
Franco Giongo 
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 Italy
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| birthday | July 7, 1891 |
| place of birth | Bologna , Italy |
| date of death | December 28, 1981 |
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| discipline | sprint |
| Best performance | 100 m: 10.8 s; 200 m: 21.7 s; 400 m: 50.4 s |
| society | Atletic Club Turin |
| last change: February 15, 2017 | |
Franco Giongo (born July 7, 1891 in Bologna , † December 28, 1981 ) was an Italian athlete whose specialty was the sprint .
Franco Giongo was Italian champion eleven times in his career. He won five championships in the 100-meter run (1910, 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1923), two championships in the 200-meter run (1914 and 1923), and another four championships in the 400-meter run (1910, 1911, 1912 and 1914).
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 , Giongo competed in these three disciplines. He reached the semi-finals over 100 meters , and three days later over 200 meters . In the 400 meter competition , he was eliminated in the preliminary round.
Web links
- Franco Giongo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of the Italian national champions in athletics (it.) ( Memento from December 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Giongo, Franco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1981 |