Aldo Penna

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameGesualdo "Aldo"•Penna
Used nameAldo•Penna
Born1 June 1924 in Gallina, Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria (ITA)
Died25 September 2000 in Reggio di Calabria, Reggio Calabria (ITA)
NOC Italy

Biography

Aldo Penna was an Italian sprinter in the early years after World War II. In the 1949 season the 25-year-old native of the deep south of Italy (Calabria) was strong enough to defeat both the Hungarians and the Czechoslovaks in a triangular match held in Budapest.

Then in September, Penna defeated one of Europe’s fastest men, the Frenchman Etienne Bally who was on tour in Italy, on two consecutive days in the 100 and 200 metres, respectively. In Bari, at the end of September, Penna won his only Italian title in the 100 in 10.7 ahead of Carlo Monti while he was runner-up in the 200. Internationally, Penna’s only major tournament was the 1950 European Championships held in Bruxelles where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metres. From 1949-1951 he won seven caps with the national team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Athletics ITA Aldo Penna
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Italy DNS