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28Apr

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Italy, Noteworthy, Profiles

Francesco Perrone, long-distance runner

Francesco Perrone an Italian long-distance runner died of COVID-19 on 27 April 2020 at the age of 89. He competed in the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Perrone was an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.

12Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, Spain

Francisco Aritmendi, runner

Francisco Aritmendi Criado – was a Spanish long-distance runner who competed mainly in cross country running competitions – died on 12 April 2020 of pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain in April. At his death, he remained the only Spaniard to have won the world cross country title. He was the gold medallist at the 1964 International Cross Country Championships. He was a six-time competitor at the competition and also shared in a team silver in 1962. However, his failure to finish at the 1963 race drew great criticism as Spain missed the team title as a result. Aritmendi also competed on the track and represented Spain at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 5000 metres. He was the Spanish record holder in that event, having beco...

8Apr

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Donato Sabia, runner

Donato Sabia - an Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres – died on 7 April,2020 due to COVID-19. Donato Sabia was born in Potenza and won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions, one of these with national relay team. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984, 1988), reaching, in both cases, the Olympic 800 metres final; he had 17 caps in national team from 1982 to 1988. His personal best time was 1:43.88 minutes, achieved in June 1984 in Florence. In the 400 metres he had 45.73 seconds, achieved in June 1984 in Milan. Donato Sabia died on 7 April 2020 in San Carlo Hospital, in Potenza, from COVID-19, He was 56.