Franco Leccese
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 1992 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gancia Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Franco Leccese (24 April 1925 – 22 June 1992) was an Italian sprinter.
Biography
[edit]Leccese won two medals at the International athletics competitions,[1] and had 13 caps with the national team from 1949 to 1954.[2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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| 1950 | European Championships |  Brussels |
2nd | 100 metres | 10.7 | |
| 1951 | Mediterranean Games |  Alexandria |
1st | 4×100 metres relay | 42.4 | |
| 1952 | Olympic Games |  Helsinki |
Heat | 100 metres | 10.9/11.18 |
National titles
[edit]Leccese has won individual national championship twice.[3]
- 1 win in 100 metres (1951)
- 1 win in 200 metres (1950)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Franco Leccese at World Athletics
- Franco Leccese at Olympics.com
- Franco Leccese at Olympedia
- Franco Leccese at InterSportStats
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Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1992 deaths
- Italian men sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- People from Condove
- Athletes from the Metropolitan City of Turin
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Olympic men sprinters