Gino Roy Pella (born 11 May 1930) is a Canadian

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. He competed in the men's discus throw at the

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. Pella competed for the

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from 1952 to 1954, winning the

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discus championship in 1954. He was named to the

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Hall of Fame in September 2015.

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1930 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canadian male discus throwers Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Canadian Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Michigan Wolverines men's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Canada-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub