Roberto Penna Explained

Roberto Penna
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Club:	Sport Pedestre Genova
Birth Date:	1886 4, df=yes
Birth Place:	Alessandria, Italy
Country:	Italy

Roberto Penna (19 April 1886  - 17 June 1963) was an Italian athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.^[1]

Biography

Penna placed second with a time of 52.4 seconds in his preliminary heat of the 400 metres, not advancing to the semifinals.

Notes

• Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
• Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 15 July 2006.
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 15 July 2006. pl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roberto Penna . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
2. Web site: Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1908/ATH/mens-400-metres.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 6 December 2012.
3. He ran 52.4 in preliminary round.