Franco Leccese

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| nationality = Italian

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| club = Gancia Torino

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100 m: 10.6 (1950)

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Franco Leccese (24 April 1925 – 22 June 1992) was an Italian sprinter.

Biography

Leccese won two medals at the International athletics competitions,{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI|publisher=sportolimpico.it|access-date=20 December 2012}} and had 13 caps with the national team from 1949 to 1954.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
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rowspan=1\|1950 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|European Championships \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Brussels \| bgcolor=silver\|2nd \| 100 metres \| 10.7 \|
rowspan=1\|1951 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Mediterranean Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Alexandria \| bgcolor=gold\|1st \| 4×100 metres relay \| 42.4 \|
rowspan=1\|1952 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki \| {{tooltip\|Heat\|Eliminated in heat}} \| 100 metres \| 10.9/11.18 \|

National titles

Leccese has won individual national championship twice.{{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=20 December 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 }}