Vittorino Milanesio

Vittorino Milanesio
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1953-06-28)28 June 1953
Turin
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
Coached byGian Claudio Gaudino[1]

Vittorino Milanesio (born 28 June 1953) is a former Italian sprinter who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

After a large improvement in 1976, he earned four international caps between 1976 and 1977.[1] In 1977, he was the Italian Athletics Championships winner in the 4 × 100 metres relay, running on a team alongside world record holder Pietro Mennea.[3]

In 2017, Milanesio presided over the Italian Athletics Federation Masters awards ceremony.[4]

In 2021, Milanesio participated in the presentation of a photo book with sections dedicated in his honor at Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.[5] In 2023, he was the subject of a book on Cuneo athletics.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Vittorino Milanesio at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Con oltre 200 foto Nino Gallo racconta lo sport degli anni '70 a Racconigi". Targatocn.it (in Italian). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "I tre "big" degli Studenteschi d'atletica '72 si rincontrano a Cuneo - Cuneocronaca.it". www.cuneocronaca.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Il fotolibro di Nino Gallo esalta Vittorino Milanesio - Forfait di Anello - Il Foglio Sportivo". www.ilfogliosportivo.it. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Ex olimpionico finisce in copertina". corrieresavigliano.it (in Italian).


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