Grave of Tullio Gonnelli - Longmeadow, MA
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N 42° 02.939 W 072° 34.694
18T E 700417 N 4658052
Tullio Gonnelli, representing Italy, won a silver medal in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin in the 4 x 100 meter relay race. He is buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, MA.
Waymark Code: WM109PJ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2019
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The grave of Tullio Gonnelli is marked by a rectangular granite headstone with a curved top. The front of the headstone is inscribed: GONNELLI. The back of the headstone is inscribed:
1936 BERLIN OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST
TULLIO GONNELLI
NOV. 21, 1912 - JAN. 12, 2005
HIS WIFE
LILLIAN M FERRANTI
SEPT. 4, 1919 - (SEPT. 7, 2003)
Track athlete Tullio Gonnelli was the national champion of Italy once in the 100 meter race (1935) and four times in the 200 meters race (1935, 1938, 1939, 1940). He represented Italy in the 4 x 100 meters relay race. In this famous race United States relay team of Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper, and Frank Wykoff won the gold medal with a time of 39.8 seconds. The Italian team of Orazio Mariani - Gianni Caldana - Elio Ragni - Tullio Gonnelli won he silver medal with a time of 41 seconds.
The team of Orazio Mariani - Gianni Caldana - Elio Ragni - Tullio Gonnelli was scheduled to competing in the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but the event was cancelled because of the start of World War II. He then served for three years in the army.
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