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Pietro Paolo Mennea (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro menˈnɛːa]; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed la Freccia del Sud ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician.
Mar 21, 2013 · ROME (AP) — Pietro Mennea, an Olympic sprint champion from Italy who held the world record in the 200 meters for 17 years, died here on Thursday. He was 60.
Italian 1980 Olympic 100m gold medalist and longtime world 200m record-holder, Pietro Mennea, died today in Rome at 61 after a long battle with a terminal illness.
Mar 21, 2013 · It was with great sadness that the IAAF today received the news that Italian sprinting legend Pietro Mennea passed away this morning (21 March) at a hospital in Rome after a long battle with illness.
Mar 21, 2013 · Italy's former 200m world record holder and Olympic champion Pietro Mennea has died, aged 60. The sprinter won 200m gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, beating Britain's 100m champion Alan Wells...
The Italian sprinter, who beat Allan Wells to the Olympic gold in 1980, passed away after a long illness. He also won a bronze medal in 1972 and served as a lawyer and a politician.
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Mar 23, 2013 · Pietro Mennea was a legendary sprinter who won the 200m gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and set a world record of 19.72sec that lasted for 17 years. He also competed in five Olympic Games, won three European titles and became a politician and a sports law expert.
