Franco Giongo
{{Short description|Italian sprinter (1891–1981)}}
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| national_team = Italy
| sport = Athletics
| event = Sprint
| club = Atletic Club Torino
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1891|7|27}}
| birth_place = Bologna, Italy
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1981|12|28|1891|7|27}}
| death_place = Bologna, Italy
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- 100 m: 10.8 (1923)
- 200 m: 21.7 (1914)
- 400 m: 50.4 (1914)
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Franco Giongo (27 July 1891 in Bologna – 28 December 1981) was an Italian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71999 |title=Franco Giongo |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 April 2021}}
Biography
In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metres competition as well as of the 200 metres event. He also participated in the 400 metres competition and was eliminated in the first round.
One of his granddaughters is the Italian reporter and writer Maria Cristina Giongo.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
National titles
Franco Giongo has won 11 times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |access-date=31 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2012 }}
- 5 wins on 100 metres (1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923)
- 2 wins on 200 metres (1914, 1923)
- 4 wins on 400 metres (1910, 1911, 1912, 1914)
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath06itm.html Athletics (Track & Field) 1912 - Italy]
{{Italian Athletics Champions in men's 100 m}}
{{Italian Athletics Champions in men's 200 m}}
{{Italian Athletics Champions in men's 400 m}}
{{Footer Italy athletics team at the 1912 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Athletes from Bologna
Category:Italian male sprinters
Category:Olympic athletes for Italy
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics