Alfonso Orlando

Italian long-distance runner

Alfonso Orlando
Orlando in 1909.
Personal information
National teamItaly: 1 cap (1912)[1]
Born(1892-05-17)17 May 1892
Nocera Inferiore, Italy
Died29 August 1969(1969-08-29) (aged 77)
Bergamo, Italy
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
ClubAtalanta Bergamo[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 3000 m: 9:24.4 (1912)
  • 5000 m: 15:46.8 (1912)
  • 10000 m: 32:57.2 (1912)

Alfonso Orlando (17 May 1892 - 29 August 1969) was an Italian long-distance runner who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics,[2] After completing his sports career, he interested his in the art world, so that he recited in the movie A Man Named John (1963).[3]

National records

  • 3000 metres: 9:24.4 (Milan, 20 June 1912) - record holder until 8 July 1913.[1]
  • 5000 metres: 9:24.4 (Milan, 20 June 1912) - record holder until 8 July 1913.[1]
  • 10,000 metres: 32:57.2 (Milan, 12 May 1912) - record holder until 26 September 1914.[1]

National titles

Orlando won two national championships at individual senior level.[4]

  • Italian Athletics Championships
    • 5000 metres: 1911, 1912 (2)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Alfonso Orlando". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

External links

  • Alfonso Orlando at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Alfonso Orlando at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Alfonso Orlando: passi corti, cuore grande (in Italian)
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