Maria Apollonio Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Birth Date:	1919 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Trieste, Italy
Death Date:	1990^[1]
Country:	Italy

Maria Apollonio (13 June 1919 – 1990) was an Italian sprinter.

Biography

She won bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay, first medal of ever for the Italian women in a relay race, at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna, with Maria Alfero, Rosetta Cattaneo and Italia Lucchini^[2] She has 3 caps in national team from 1937 to 1938.^[3]

See also

• Italy national relay team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manifestazioni Internazionali Italiani Sul Podio – Italiani Sul Podio – 1908-2011. Italian Olympic Committee. 16 July 2017. it.
2. Web site: Staffetta 4x100 Metri Donne. albi-giochi.com. italian. 13 December 2012.
3. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
4. Web site: 2nd European Athletics Championships, 1938. athleticsdb.com. 13 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313104259/http://athleticsdb.com/2nd-european-athletics-championships.php. 13 March 2016. dead.