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Italian sprint legend Pietro Mennea dead at 61

1980 Olympic 100m gold medallist suffered 'terminal illness'

21 March, 16:32
Italian sprint legend Pietro Mennea dead at 61

(ANSA) - Rome, March 21 - Italian sprint legend Pietro Mennea died in Rome on Thursday at 61 after a long battle with a terminal illness.

He was the 1980 Olympic 200m gold medallist and longtime world 200m record-holder.

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