page_title: Pietro Mennea
hierarchical_section_title: Pietro Mennea
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Pietro Mennea.
context_page_description: Pietro Paolo Mennea was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, in which he won a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and set a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in the event history – and is still listed as the European record.
context_section_description: Pietro Paolo Mennea ([ˈpjɛːtro menˈnɛːa]; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013) was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200 m event, in which he won a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and set a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in the event history – and is still listed as the European record.
caption: Pietro Mennea