Seventy years ago the Italian who trained the most in the history of sport was born.
Olympic champion in the 200-meter dash in Moscow 1980, world record holder in the specialty from 1979 to 1996 with a time of 19″72, still the European record. He also held, from 1979 to 2018, the Italian record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10″01.
Nicknamed The Arrow of the South, the only duecentist in history to qualify for four consecutive Olympic finals (1972 to 1984).
He graduated four times.
“Effort is never wasted, suffer but dream. If I did it, anyone can do it.” Pietro Mennea
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