Franco Leccese Explained

Franco Leccese
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Club:	Gancia Torino
Birth Date:	1925 4, df=y
Birth Place:	Condove, Italy
Pb:	100 m: 10.6 (1950)
Country:	Italy

Franco Leccese (24 April 1925 – 22 June 1992) was an Italian sprinter.

Biography

Leccese won two medals at the International athletics competitions,^[1] and had 13 caps with the national team from 1949 to 1954.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1950	European Championships		bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 metres	10.7
1951	Mediterranean Games		bgcolor=gold	1st	4×100 metres relay	42.4
1952	Olympic Games			100 metres	10.9/11.18

National titles

Leccese has won individual national championship twice.^[3]

• 1 win in 100 metres (1951)
• 1 win in 200 metres (1950)

See also

• Italy national relay team

Notes and References

1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. 20 December 2012.
2. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
3. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 20 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .