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	Mennea, Pietro - MSN Encarta
		Mennea, Pietro (1952- ), Italian sprinter who set a world record of 19.72 seconds for the 200 m in 1979 at altitude in Mexico City during the World Student Games.
		Mennea was born in Barletta on the Adriatic coast.
		Mennea also won the 200 m gold at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, having earlier won bronze in the same event in 1972.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781533141/Mennea_Pietro.html (155 words)

	Pietro Mennea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Pietro Paolo Mennea (born June 28, 1952) is an former Italian sprinter, who held the 200 m world record for 17 years.
		Mennea, who was born in Barletta, started his long international athletic career in 1971, when he debuted at the European Championships with a third place in the 4 x 100 m relay.
		At present, Mennea is a member of the European Parliament.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Pietro_Mennea.html (561 words)

	Pietro Mennea - Definition, explanation
		Pietro Paolo Mennea (born June 28, 1952) is an former Italian sprinter, who held the 200 m world record for 17 years.
		Mennea, who was born in Barletta, started his long international athletic career in 1971, when he debuted at the European Championships with a third place in the 4 x 100 m relay.
		Mennea was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004 but failed in his attempt to be re-elected.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pi/pietro_mennea.php (548 words)

	Pietro Mennea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pietro Paolo Mennea (born June 28, 1952) is a former Italian sprinter, who held the 200 m world record for 17 years.
		His high altitude record was finally beaten by Michael Johnson at the US Trials for the 1996 Summer Olympics.
		Mennea was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004 but failed in his attempt to be re-elected.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pietro_Mennea (559 words)

	Pietro Mennea
		Pietro Mennea announced his retirement at the end of the 1980 season during which he capped off his career by winning the gold medal in the 200m at the Moscow Olympics.
		However, Mennea decided to return to competition in late 1982, and although his first season back was relatively low-key, he did run the first leg on the Italian 4 x 400m relay team which finished sixth at the European Championships in Athens.
		Mennea retired at the end of the 1984 season stating that he was doing so in protest against the growing use of drugs by athletes.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=884 (356 words)

	Pietro Mennea
		Prior to the 200m, Mennea competed in the 100m at Moscow, where he was eliminated when he finished sixth in the first semi-final.
		Mennea breezed through the first three rounds of the 200m, winning easily on each occasion, however, in the final held on 28 July, he unluckily drew lane 8, with 100m gold medallist Allan Wells (Great Britain) just inside him in lane 7.
		Pietro won another medal at Moscow in the final of the 4 x 400m relay, bringing Italy home to win the bronze, after starting the anchor leg in fourth position.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2421 (279 words)

	Pietro Mennea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Mennea, who was born in Barletta,started his long international athletic career in 1971, when he debuted at the European Championships with a third place in the 4x 100 m relay.
		In 1979, Mennea, a student in political sciences, took part in the World University Games, which were held on thehigh-altitude track of Mexico City.
		Again, Mennea made a comeback, and competed in his fifth Olympics in Seoul, but didn't make it through the heats of the200 m.
	www.therfcc.org /pietro-mennea-53726.html (505 words)

	Obikwelu emulates Mennea on stormy day - Turkish Daily News Aug 12, 2006
		Portugal's Francis Obikwelu braved miserable weather to become the first man since Italian Pietro Mennea in 1978 to win both sprints at the same European championships.
		The elegant Nigeria-born runner added the 200-meter gold medal to the 100-meter title he had collected on Tuesday and did it in style, destroying the field to win in 20.01 seconds.
		"I did not have a single doubt that I was going to be the winner," said Obikwelu, who was born the year Mennea made history by claiming both sprints at the Prague championships.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=51309 (609 words)

	Pietro Mennea - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon
		Nach einigen schlechten Leistungen in der Saison 1976 beschloss Mennea, nicht an den Olympischen Spielen teilzunehmen.
		Allerdings hielt Mennea von 1980 bis 1983 auch den Weltrekord für tiefere Lagen (19,96 Sekunden, aufgestellt in seiner Heimatstadt Barletta).
		Nach einem zweiten Rücktritt folgte ein zweites Comeback: Doch bei den Olympischen Spielen 1988 in Seoul scheiterte er über 200 Meter bereits in den Vorläufen.
	www.lexikon-definition.de /Pietro-Mennea.html (380 words)

	Pietro Mennea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Mennea iniziò la sua lunga carriera atletica nel 1971 quando debuttò ai Campionati europei con terzo posto nella staffetta 4x100 m.
		Ai Campionati europei del 1974 Mennea vinse l'oro nei 200 davanti pubblico di casa di Roma e si piazzò secondo nei 100 (dietro a Borzov suo rivale storico) e staffetta veloce.
		Dopo alcune prestazioni deludenti nel 1976 Mennea decise di saltare i Giochi Olimpici ma il pubblico italiano protestò e andò a Montreal.
	it.freeglossary.com /Pietro_Mennea (484 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pietro Mennea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Rome, while also placing second behind Borzov in the 100 m and the 4 x 100 m.
		In 1979, Mennea, a student in political sciences, took part in the World University Games, which were held on the
		Pietro Paolo Mennea is an former Italian sprinter, who held the 200 m world record for 17 years.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pietro-Mennea (749 words)

	Wariner: first white boy ever under 44! - Page 10 - dyestat.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In other words, Mennea only ever had ONE race that was worth a true sub 20.00, and even then he was only barely under the mark.
		Mennea was a 20 second 200m runner who got very lucky over the course of a few days.
		Finally the last thing is Pietro was still more or less caucasin and was very dominate (four olympic finals) in the event for the longest of any sprinter in a long time.
	www.dyestat.com /forum/showthread.php?t=8878&page=10 (1238 words)

	Jon Entine specializes in sports and race, business ethics, socially responsible investing, and green brand marketing
		In 1979 Italy's Pietro Mennea shattered the 200-meter record with a time of 19.72 seconds, still the best time by a non-African.
		Although he ran in Mexico City's 7,300 foot altitude and was aided by a tailwind of 90 percent of the allowable limit, Mennea's moment in the sun is invoked as "proof" that whites can run as fast as fls.
		While Mennea's record held for 17 years, it was pulverized twice in 1996 by Michael Johnson, the second time in a stunning 19.32, an improvement of more than 2 percent-an unheard-of breakthrough in sprinting.
	www.jonentine.com /reviews/quokka_01.htm (777 words)

	Pietro Mennea - Sport anni 70
		Pietro nasce a Barletta il 28 Giugno 1952, ed è il terzo di cinque figli del sarto Salvatore e della casalinga Vincenza.
		Gli anni 80 vedranno Mennea ancora protagonista e capace di vincere altre importanti medaglie, tra cui gli ori nella Coppa Europa di Londra del 1983 e nei Giochi del Mediterraneo di Casablanca dello stesso anno, in cui Pietro riesce anche a conquistare un argento e un bronzo ai Mondiali di Helsinki.
		Ultimamente Mennea porta le sue doti, i suoi valori e il suo lavoro al servizio della lotta al doping e di diversi enti benefici, ma soprattutto - dopo essersi laureato in Giurisprudenza, Scienze Politiche e Scienze dell'Educazione Motoria - è stato eletto nel 1999 al Parlamento Europeo.
	www.pagine70.com /vmnews/wmview.php?ArtID=552 (1049 words)

	WWW.OLIMPIADI.IT - I CAMPIONI OLIMPICI - PIETRO MENNEA - GIOCHI OLIMPICI, SPORT, CAMPIONI OLIMPICI, DISCIPLINE ...
		Mennea, nel bene e nel male, rimarrà nella storia dell'atletica internazionale come il più controverso velocista, dotato però di una tenacia e di un'energia inesauribili di rara efficacia.
		Mennea atleta, Mennea plurilaureato, Mennea avvocato e commercialista: sempre la stessa persona, il personaggio più controverso, ermetico e discusso che abbia mai calcato le piste italiane".
		Mennea ha annunciato tre volte il ritiro: nel marzo '81 (ritorno '82), nel 1984 dopo Los Angeles (ritorno '87) e nell'88 dopo Seoul.
	www.olimpiadi.it /campioni/Pietro_Mennea/index.html (642 words)

	Pietro Mazzinghi ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Pietro Berrettini (Pietro da Cortona), Achilles among the Daughters of Lycomedes, 17th century
		Pietro Ghigi, Portrait of Giovanni Pietro Foliari, after the fresco by Raphael in the Stanza de Eliodoro in the Vatican Palace, 18th - 19th century
		Pietro Testa (il Lucchesino), The Death of Cato, 1648
	www.wwar.com /masters/m/mazzinghi-pietro.html (501 words)

	WWW.OLIMPIADI.IT - I CAMPIONI OLIMPICI - VALERY BORZOV - GIOCHI OLIMPICI, SPORT, CAMPIONI OLIMPICI, DISCIPLINE ...
		Pietro Mennea è stato l'ultimo bianco a dominare la pista nelle gare veloci.
		Nato in Ucraina nel 1950, Valery Borzov si affaccia alla ribalta delle grandi competizioni olimpiche poco più che ventenne, ma sa che mai nessuno della sua amata nazione a mai insidiato la leadership degli atleti statunitensi, che si aggiudicavano sistematicamente, quasi con arroganza, tutte le medaglie in palio.
		Ma non mancano nemmeno gli ammiratori, che riconoscono, proprio nelle sedute metodiche di allenamento, l'arma vincente dell'Ucraino, e tra questi c'è proprio il velocista Italiano più rappresentativo, Pietro Mennea.
	www.olimpiadi.it /campioni/Valery_Borzov/index.html (467 words)

	Pietro Mennea ci racconta il 12 Settembre 1979 - Interviste e Storie anni 70
		Pietro Mennea ci racconta il 12 Settembre 1979
		A Citta del Messico un nostro connazionale, Pietro Paolo Mennea, diventa l' uomo più veloce ddi tutti i tempi; sui 200 metri piani fa fermare il cronometro a 19.72.
		Pietro Mennea, la freccia del sud, l'uomo piu veloce del pianeta.
	www.pagine70.com /vmnews/wmview.php?ArtID=220 (481 words)

	Sprintic.com \| Track and Field Athletes \| Pietro Mennea
		Italian athlete Pietro Paolo Mennea was born on June 28, 1952.
		At the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, he won a gold medal in the 200-meter dash.
		Mennea started his long international athletic career in 1971, when he debuted at the European Championships with a third place in the 4 x 100 m relay.
	www.sprintic.com /athletes/pietro_mennea (518 words)

	Trackshark.com :: View topic - Pietro Mennea ran his 19.72....
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	Pietro_Mennea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Doch die italienische Öffentlichkeit protestierte und Mennea ging trotzdem.
		Der Weltrekordhalter war einer der Favoriten für die Olympischen Spiele 1980 in Moskau, vor allem wegen des Boykotts der USA.
		Von 1999 bis 2004 war Pietro Mennea Abgeordneter des Europäischen Parlaments, wurde dann allerdings nicht wiedergewählt.
	www.kraeuter-und-gewuerze.de /Pietro_Mennea (385 words)

	JUNE 23-29;Breaking the Tape - New York Times
		In a race that's often decided by the lean of a body at the tape, Michael Johnson won the 200-meter sprint at the Olympic trials by four yards last week, shattering track and field's oldest individual record.
		Johnson's time of 19.66 seconds in Atlanta broke the record of 19.72 seconds set by Pietro Mennea of Italy 17 years ago in Mexico City.
		What made Johnson's accomplishment so impressive was that, unlike Mennea, he accomplished his record sprint at sea level, running his eighth race in nine days.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E7DB1E39F933A05755C0A960958260 (202 words)

	This Time, It Counts: Johnson Sizzles to World Record
		Where the margin of victory in the 200 is often a body lean at the tape, Johnson, 28, of Dallas, finished four yards ahead of the field.
		What made the race especially impressive was that, unlike Mennea, Johnson ran his record race at sea level.
		And, after winning the 400 at the Olympic trials, he was running his eighth race in nine days on a track where the temperature was 109 degrees.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/cntdown/0624oly-run-trials.html (1136 words)

	Which Is The Toughest Mens Track World Record? - Page 6 - dyestat.com Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Mike Marsh ran 19.73 at the 1992 U.S. Olympic trials, I belive he strided through the finish line in a semi-final race or it was the finals and he raised his hands several meters before crossing the finishline...either way, he probably would ran around 19.5x that day.
		Also, Pietro Mennea who ran 19.72 in 1979 was only a 10 flat 100m sprinter.
		Mike is the man, but his 400 record will likely fall in the next year or 2 and his 200 record likely be touched as well, although probably not until after the 2008 Olympics when guys like Bolt, Gatlin, Powell and Spearmon will be in their prime.
	www.dyestat.com /forum/showthread.php?t=3055&page=6 (1625 words)

	New Life Consulting
		E' in messico, il 12 settembre 1979, che Pietro Mennea passa all storia battendo il record mondiale sui 200 metri stabilito da Tommy Smith.
		Medaglia d'oro nei 200 metri ai Giochi di Mosca nel 1980, Pietro Mennea vanta anche due medaglie di bronzo olimpiche nel suo palmares.
		Pietro Paolo Mennea può essere considerato un vero Grande Olimpionico.
	www.newlifeconsulting.it /formatori.php (1115 words)

	YouTube - Pietro Mennea's 1st Gold Medal
		pietro was one of the great sprinters and i for one dont want to believe that the above 200 final is tarnished in any way.
		As for wikipedia maybe there should be stricter checks on their, before people contribute rumours or their tuppence worth in general.
		But what the bottom line here is pietros rep. I mean you might be right pietro might be able to live with it.
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	Pietro Mennea @ StardustMemories.com (Stardust Memories) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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	Aretino Pietro - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
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		Aretino, Pietro (quotations): Painting: I see the vault of ether merged in gloom,…
		I see the vault of ether merged in gloom, illuminated only by the lights of Paradise and the furnaces of hell.
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	SPORTS PEOPLE; Sad Farewell - New York Times
		Pietro Mennea, the Italian sprint star who has held the world record in the 200 meters for five years, said in Rome yesterday that he was retiring from competition because he felt there was an increasing use of illicit drugs by his rivals.
		''It is no longer the sport of my dreams.'' For the 33- year-old Mennea, who did not name any runners he suspected of having used illegal body-building drugs, the announcement marked his second retirement.
		He quit after winning the gold medal at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, but returned to competition 18 months later.
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	Besozzi ad un passo da Mennea
		A soli 19 anni Andrew Howe Besozzi corre i 200 in 20''28: in Italia solo Mennea ha fatto meglio di lui.
		Mennea ha giudicato in modo lapidario l’impresa del suo erede: “Ha più talento di quanto ne avevo io.
		Certo Atene non sarà una passerella trionfale, ma un campo di allenamento in cui confrontarsi con il Gotha dell’atletica mondiale.
	www.sport.it /articoli/2004/07/19/542238.php (625 words)

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