Pietro Mennea's 1st Gold Medal

1. Pietro MENNEA (ITA) 20.19
2. Allan WELLS (GBR) 20.21
3. Don QUARRIE (JAM) 20.29
4. Silvio LEONARD (CUB) 20.30
5. Bernhard HOFF (GDR) 20.50
6. Leszek DUNECKI (POL) 20.68
7. Marian WORONIN (POL) 20.81
8. Osvaldo CANIZARES (CUB) 21.19

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• 200m
• Olympics
• 1980
• Allen
• Wells
• Pietro
• Mennea
• Don
• Quarrie
• Carl
• Lewis
• Justin
• Gatlin
• Shawn
• Crawford
• Athletics

[brasileiro69]

he says "spalla a spalla" kind of difficult to translate into english literally "shoulder to shoulder".

[ever5176]

sky , quello che dici e giusto . Sentivo la dichiarazione del presidente della federazione in tv , era contento con 8 italiani in finale ma nessuna medaglia. Il problema si risolve iniziando dalla scuola. ma purtroppo da noi i ragazzi si tuffano subito nel calcio solo per scoprire che e un mondo marcio con raccomandazioni da parte di sponsor, genitori, allenatori.

[lordraven1980]

@TheEctomorph No, not in the way you are suggesting. But you might want to look into this whole issue a bit more. Borzov was of course doped in 72.

[TheEctomorph]

@lordraven1980 [Continuing on from my previous 'post' about Mr Valeriy Borzov]: What evidence, if any, do you have to substantiate your belief that the 1972 Olympic sprint champion used anabolic steroids (or other illicit pharmaceutical drugs) to enhance his performances? Could it be that you are prejudiced against the great Ukranian sprinter of the 1970s purely because he happened to come from a country which was (at the time) part of the Soviet communist bloc?

[TheEctomorph]

@lordraven1980 I must admit that I have my doubts as to whether the 'Italian Arrow' - Mr Pietro Mennea - was a clean athlete (although, for all I know, he may have been). That said, I have always had the greatest respect for the brilliant Ukranian sprinter Mr Valeriy Borzov - who won the coveted sprint 'double' at the Munich Olympic Games, back in September 1972. In my considered opinion, Borzov stood out as being the greatest sprinter of his generation.

[Superdriverxx1]

LEGEND , this is when american and caribbean shamefull dope cheats had yet to come, with the significant support of some uk's druged liars and shamefull robbers else ---- probably the last true fair 200 m gold at Olymp. Games . too bad ^^^

[Trulyloyale]

" world record from 1979 to 1996 ..." correction in there

[Trulyloyale]

when it happened they ran fairly .....!! ))))

Ahahahahahahahaha american farcical cheats and doped clowns , but their blind and childish supporters are even funnier and more ridicculous ! XDD

[Trulyloyale]

but more than this he's one of cleanest and fairest outclass champs in the history of track & field , so far from enhanced pathetic actors like carlina - gay - lewis and totally different from farcical doped faggots like michael -

Epo-HGH -johnson !

Mennea the last clean 200 m Olympic gold of the last 200m Olympic final .

In any case , US doped clowns' brilliant career doesn't need to be overrated by underrating Mennea's amazing one , since the Italian kicked them so many times

[Trulyloyale]

owner and detentor of an incredible and fantastic world record since 1979 to 2006 , .....

Let's not count Mediterranean games ( they were just a bit better than the Pan American Games ) and similar, World Championships comprehensive that were joke competitions and farcical meetings set only to let all those druged cheats and doped cunts from USA steal tens of dozens fake senseless dirty medals as they keep on doing since 30 years ....! !! ))))

b) This guy is a LEGEND of track & field