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Giuseppe Castelli (5 October 1907 – 19 December 1942) was an Italian
athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...
who competed mainly in the 100 metres.


Biography

He competed for Italy in the
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held in
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,
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.


Olympic results


See also

* Italy national relay team


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castelli, Giuseppe 1907 births 1942 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Italian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Italian military personnel killed in World War II People from Frugarolo Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria Athletes from Piedmont 20th-century Italian sportsmen