Giovanni Cornacchia

Giovanni Cornacchia

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	18 June 1939 Pescara, Italy
Died	23 June 2008 (aged 69) Pescara, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	110 m hurdles
Club	FIAT Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	14.06 (1964)[1][2]
Medal record European Championships 1962 Belgrade 110 m hurdles Universiade 1965 Budapest 110 m hurdles Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunisia 110 m hurdles

Giovanni Cornacchia (18 June 1939 – 23 July 2008 in Pescara) was an Italian hurdler who specialized in the 110 m distance. He won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games^[3] and silver medals at the 1962 European Championships^[4] and 1965 Universiade.^[5] He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in 1964.^[1]

Cornacchia won three national titles in the 110 m hurdles: in 1960, 1962 and 1964.^[6]

On 22 October 2009, the Stadio Adriatico in Pescara was renamed to Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia.^[7]

References

1. Giovanni Cornacchia. sports-reference.com
2. Italian all-time list, men's 110 metres hurdles. Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.
3. Mediterranean Games – GBR Athletics
4. 1962 European Championships, men's results – Sporting Heroes
5. World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
6. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
7. Pagine Abruzzo – Pescara – Lo stadio Adriatico intitolato a Giovanni Cornacchia. Pagineabruzzo.it (19 December 2006). Retrieved on 2015-07-21.