Roberto Penna

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.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1908	Olympic Games	London	heat	100 metres	-	^[2]^[3]

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De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 15 July 2006.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 July 2006.

^ "Roberto Penna". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ He ran 52.4 in preliminary round.

v t e 1908 Italy Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes	Umberto Barozzi Umberto Blasi Emilio Brambilla Massimo Cartasegna Emilio Giovanoli Emilio Lunghi Pericle Pagliani Roberto Penna Dorando Pietri Giuseppe Tarella Gaspare Torretta
Men's field athletes	Umberto Avattaneo Emilio Brambilla