Giovanni Cornacchia (18 June 1939 – 23 July 2008 in Pescara) was an Italian hurdler who specialized in the 110 m distance. He won a gold medal at the

1967 Mediterranean Games The 1967 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the V Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Tunis 1967, were the 5th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Tunis, Tunisia over 9 days, from 8 to 17 September 1967, where 1,249 athlet ...

and silver medals at the 1962 European Championships and 1965 Universiade. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in 1964.

Biography

Cornacchia won three national titles in the 110 m hurdles: in 1960, 1962 and 1964. On 22 October 2009, the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara was renamed to ''Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia''.Pagine Abruzzo – Pescara – Lo stadio Adriatico intitolato a Giovanni Cornacchia
Pagineabruzzo.it (19 December 2006). Retrieved on 2015-07-21.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornacchia, Giovanni 1939 births Sportspeople from Pescara Italian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy 2008 deaths European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Universiade silver medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade Italian Athletics Championships winners