Umberto Colombo (athlete) explained

Umberto Colombo
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Club:	Mediolanum Milano
Birth Date:	1880
Birth Place:	Brembate di Sopra, Italy
Death Date:	unknown
Pb:	100 m: 11.0 (1898)
Country:	Italy

Umberto Colombo (1880 - ?) was an Italian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Colombo competed in the 100 metres event but was eliminated in the first round (quarterfinals) when he placed third in his heat. He was similarly eliminated in the first round (semifinals) of the Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres after finishing fourth or fifth in his five-man heat.

Olympic results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1900	Olympic Games			100 metres	-	^[3]
		400 metres	-	^[4]

Bibliography

• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1900.html .
• Book: Mallon, Bill . 1998 . The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . Jefferson, North Carolina . 0-7864-0378-0 . registration .

See also

• Italy at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Umberto Colombo . Olympedia . 22 December 2020.
2. Web site: Olympedia – Umberto Colombo. 2022-02-22. www.olympedia.org.
3. Web site: Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games:Men's 100 metres Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/ATH/mens-100-metres-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 30 November 2012.
4. Web site: Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games:Men's 400 metres Round One. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1900/ATH/mens-400-metres-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 30 November 2012.