Francesco Perrone
Francesco Perrone (3 December 1930 – 27 April 2020) was an Italian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] Perrone was an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[2] He was born in Cellino San Marco, Italy.
Perrone died of COVID-19 on 27 April 2020 in Bari, Italy at the age of 89.[3]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary. Francesco Perrone. Olympics at Sports-Reference.comSports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Francesco Perrone Bio, Stats, and Resultspoliziadistato.it. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Ucciso dal virus il maratoneta che aveva sfidato Abebe Bikila (in Italian)
Other websites
- Francesco Perrone at Olympedia
- Francesco Perrone at the International Olympic Committee
- Francesco Perrone at the Olympic Channel