Luigi Gnocchi
Olympic athlete (1933–2014)
Luigi Gnocchi (14 January 1933 – 18 October 2014) was an Italian sprinter, that won three gold medals in one single edition of Mediterranean Games. He was born in Gallarate. He was finalist with the national relay team on 4x100 metres relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics (4th place).
Biography
Gnocchi participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1956), he has 11 caps in national team from 1953 to 1956.
National records
100 metres: 10.4 ( Rome, 29 September 1956)
Achievements
National titles
Gnocchi won the individual national championship five times.
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