Giuseppe Ferrera

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGiuseppe•Ferrera
Used nameGiuseppe•Ferrera
Nick/petnames"Al Rus ad Celli" Il rosso di Cesare
Born1 August 1905 in Baio Dora, Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Torino (ITA)
Died25 April 1964 in Borgofranco d'Ivrea, Torino (ITA)
AffiliationsUS Eporediese, Ivrea (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Giuseppe Ferrera was an Italian marathon runner born in Baio Dora, at the time an independent municipality, later a village in Borgofranco d’Ivrea, a municipality of Torino. A tenacious and high-level athlete, he won many local competitions. At the 1927 Italian athletics championships he finished second in the marathon held on 16 October in Torino with a time of 2-53:14. The following year he won both pre-Olympic tests: the first on 17 June in Bologna over the distance of 32 kilometres, and the second again in Bologna on 8 July, over 37 kilometres, which qualified him for the Amsterdam games. He was the only one of the four Italian starters to finish the race. Well-liked and always remembered by his fellow citizens, a sports area in his native town, Baio Dora, was named after him.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-53:01 (1924).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Athletics ITA Giuseppe Ferrera
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 34