Guglielmo Becattini

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameGuglielmo Adolfo Affortunato•Becattini
Used nameGuglielmo•Becattini
Born21 August 1891 in Firenze, Firenze (ITA)
Died24 June 1919 in Bologna, Bologna (ITA)
AffiliationsItala Firenze
NOC Italy

Biography

Guglielmo Becattini was an Italian cross-country runner before World War I. He was entered at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics but did not start. The first record of him comes in 1909 when, on 14 November, he finished second behind one of the best athletes of his time, Ezio Cappellini, in Firenze’s Traversata.

In 1910 Becattini was third in the Italian championship at Milano in the 5,000 metres. On 12 June 1910 he ran 15:46.0 in Firenze, to lead the Italian year list in the 5K. In 1911 Becattini reached his best result in Pistoia in July, again at 5,000 m, defeating Guido Veroni and Aduo Fava. In 1912 he was second at the Italian Championships, earning him nomination for the Olympics. The war interrupted his career and he died young in 1919.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Athletics ITA Guglielmo Becattini
5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) DNS
3,000 metres, Team, Men (Olympic) Italy DNS