Francesco Perrone

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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

  1. Evans, Hilary. Francesco Perrone. Olympics at Sports-Reference.comSports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. Francesco Perrone Bio, Stats, and Resultspoliziadistato.it. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. Ucciso dal virus il maratoneta che aveva sfidato Abebe Bikila (in Italian)

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