Ernesto Bonacina (12 November 1902 – 4 September 1944) was an Italian
sprinter.
Biography
He competed in the
men's 100 metres and the
4 × 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the indiv ...
events at the
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...
.
He had three caps for the
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
from 1924 to 1928. His personal best in the
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...
was 10.8 established in 1926. His athletic club was ''Sport Club Italia''.
Bonacina won three team relay events at the
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
. On 16 June 1918 he won the ''Race of
Sesto San Giovanni
Sesto San Giovanni (; , ), locally referred to as just Sesto (), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in the Italian region of Lombardy. It was awarded with the honorary title of ''città'' (city) by decree of 10 Apri ...
'' in Milan organized by ''Club Audace''. Second place went to Italo Vacher while Pietro Sperti was third.
Olympic results
National championships
*2 wins in
4×100 metres relay (1921, 1922)
*1 win in
Olympic relay (1921)
References
External links
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Italian Olympians BONA-BONE
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1902 births
1944 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Italian male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes from Milan
20th-century Italian sportsmen