Alighiero Guglielmi
Guglielmi in 1942.
Personal information
National teamItaly: 1 cap (1947)[1]
Born(1912-08-15)15 August 1912
Alessandria, Italy[1]
Died1988(1988-00-00) (aged 75–76)
Calolziocorte, Italy
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubI.C. Bentegodi Verona[1]
Retired1955[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 50 km: 4:48:22 (1947)[1]

Alighiero Guglielmi (15 August 1912 - 1988) was an Italian racewalker.[2]

Biography

Guglielmi was one of the most celebrated Italian racewalkers of the 1940s. Several times winner of the grueling 100 km walk, one of the most famous competition of the racewalking at the time. He did not participate in the Olympic Games only due to World War II, because those of Tokyo 1940 were suppressed, while at the time of Helsinki 1952 he was close to retirement at the age of 40.[2]

National titles

Guglielmi won two titles at the national championships at individual senior level.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Questo mito dello sport aveva profonde origini alessandrine perché in città Guglielmi divenne un fuoriclasse capace di vincere tre 100 km consecutive" (in Italian). lastampa.it. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

External links

Italian Athletics Champions in men's 50 km walk
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