Pietro Mennea
Italian sprinter and politician (1952–2013)
Facts
36 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- June 28, 1952
- Date of death
- March 21, 2013
- Place of birth
- Barletta
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- lawyer, politician, sprinter, athletics competitor
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament[12]
- Educated at
- University of Bari, University of Salerno, D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara[14][15][16]
- Member of political party
- The Democrats, Democracy Is Freedom – The Daisy[25][26]
- Award received
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Gold Collar for Sports Merit, gold medal for athletic prowess, silver medal for athletic prowess, bronze medal for athletic prowess, Silver Olympic Order[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
- Official website
- www.pietromennea.it[32]
- Cause of death
- pancreatic cancer[27]
- Work location
- Strasbourg, Brussels[33][34]
- Birth name
- Pietro Paolo Mennea[51]
- Competition won
- athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres, Athletics at the 1973 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres, 1974 European Athletics Championships – men's 200 metres, Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres, Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres, 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships – men's 400 metres, 1978 European Athletics Championships – men's 200 metres, 1978 European Athletics Championships – men's 100 metres, Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres, Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, 1974 Italian Athletics Championships, 1978 Italian Athletics Championships, 1980 Italian Athletics Championships, 1971 Italian Athletics Championships, 1972 Italian Athletics Championships, 1973 Italian Athletics Championships, 1976 Italian Athletics Championships, 1977 Italian Athletics Championships, 1979 Italian Athletics Championships, 1983 Italian Athletics Championships, 1984 Italian Athletics Championships, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships, Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- End of work period
- 1988
- Height
- +180
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- Manner of death
- natural causes[38]
- Mass
- +73
- Name in native language
- Pietro Paolo Mennea[53]
- Nickname
- La Freccia del Sud[50]
- P14652
- pietro-mennea-5843
- Participant in
- athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres, athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres, athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres, athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metres relay, athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metres relay, athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 400 metres relay, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metres relay, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 400 metres relay[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48]
- Place of burial
- Cimitero Flaminio[9]
- Record held
- men's 200 metres world record progression, Men's 200 metres European record progression, Men's 200 metres European record progression, 100 metres Italian record, 100 metres Italian record, 100 metres Italian record, 100 metres Italian record[35][36][37]
- Sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
- Start of work period
- 1968[54]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pietro Mennea
en Pietro Paolo Mennea
ar بيترو منيا
cs Pietro Paolo Mennea
de Pietro Paolo Mennea
el Πιέτρο Μενέα
fa پیترو منهآ
fi Pietro Paolo Mennea
fr Pietro Paolo Mennea
he פייטרו מניאה
hu Pietro Paolo Mennea
it Pietro Paolo Mennea
ja ピエトロ・メンネア
ko 피에트로 멘네아
nl Pietro Paolo Mennea
pl Pietro Paolo Mennea
ru Пьетро Меннеа
ru Пьетро Паоло Меннеа
sv Pietro Paolo Mennea
uk П'єтро Меннеа
🔖 Identifiers · 45
- ISNI
- 0000000370508996
- VIAF cluster ID
- 249786649
- Library of Congress authority ID
- no2012070646
- All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
- 280769
- Athletics Podium person ID
- 9614
- CoBiS author ID
- 95a5yja38danygu695b5yc1n64vkgc8
- De Agostini ID
- Mennèa,+Piètro
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
- 151583
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Pietro-Mennea
- Encyclopædia Universalis ID
- pietro-mennea
- FAST ID
- 1959304
- Find a Grave memorial ID
- 107034960
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- Freebase ID
- /m/031ypk
- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000142904793858
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
- pietro-mennea
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
- 20885530
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
- Pietro_Mennea
- IdRef ID
- 153016426
- InterSportStats athlete ID
- 3000010704
- Italian Athletics Federation athlete ID
- fKuTlpQ
- Italian National Olympic Committee honored athlete ID
- 108482
- JRC Names ID
- 483581
- Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
- 04150/eu_m_1953/m1953
- MEP directory ID
- 4711
- Munzinger Sport number
- 01000000893
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 339325941
- Olympedia people ID
- 72052
- Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
- pietro-mennea
- Olympics.com athlete ID
- pietro-mennea
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
- 3939685
- OpenSanctions ID
- Pietro Mennea
- Radio Radicale person ID
- 85461
- Rai Teche person ID
- pietro-mennea
- SBN author ID
- CFIV051781
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 603244
- Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
- me/pietro-mennea-1
- Tilastopaja male athlete ID
- 35758
- Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
- 4437
- Trading Card Database name ID
- 194307
- Treccani ID
- pietro-paolo-mennea
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJhhvhY9jKTFPbH3h9VKVC
- Yale LUX ID
- person/65d20d0b-ff5a-4a7c-95ec-fd83eaaedea9
🔗 Connections
Participant in 10
athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres,
athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres,
athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres,
athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres,
athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metres,
athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metres relay,
athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 400 metres relay,
athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metres relay
+2 more
Occupation 4
Record held 3
Influenced 2
Member of political party 2
Participated in 2
Work location 2
Cause of death 1
Competition won 1
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Employer 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Named after 1
Native language 1
OpenSanctions ID 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Position held 1
Sex or gender 1
Sport 1
Sports discipline competed in 1
← Flag bearer 1
← OpenSanctions ID 1
← SNARC ID 1
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Summary
Pietro Mennea was born on June 28, 1952[1], in Barletta[2]. He died on March 21, 2013[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], sprinter[7], and athletics competitor[8].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Pietro Mennea include Stadio dei Marmi[55], a stadium[56], in Italy[57], founded in 1928[58].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Marcell Jacobs[59], an athletics competitor[60], b. 1994[61], of Italy[62], awarded the Gold Collar for Sports Merit[63] and Filippo Tortu[64], an athletics competitor[65], b. 1998[66], of Italy[67], awarded the Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[68].
Entities named for him include Stadio dei Marmi[55], a stadium[56], in Italy[57], founded in 1928[58].
FAQs
Where was Pietro Mennea born?
Pietro Mennea was born in Barletta[2].
Where did Pietro Mennea die?
Pietro Mennea died in Rome[4].
What did Pietro Mennea do for work?
Pietro Mennea worked as a lawyer[5], politician[6], sprinter[7], and athletics competitor[8].
Where did Pietro Mennea go to school?
Pietro Mennea was educated at University of Bari[14], University of Salerno[15], and D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara[16].
What awards did Pietro Mennea receive?
Honors received include Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[17], Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[18], Gold Collar for Sports Merit[19], and gold medal for athletic prowess[20].
Who did Pietro Mennea influence?
Pietro Mennea has been cited as an influence by Marcell Jacobs[59] and Filippo Tortu[64].