Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Mario•Colarossi |
Used name | Mario•Colarossi |
Born | 15 November 1929 in Tarabulus (Tripoli), Tarabulus (LBA) |
Died | 16 September 2010 in Mantova, Mantova (ITA) |
Affiliations | GS Diana Piacenza, Piacenza (ITA) |
NOC | ![]() |
Although born in Libya, Mario Colarossi moved to Mantua (known as Mantova locally) in Lombardy, after his father went there to serve with the 80th Infantry. Mario was a student at Belfiore school and then studied economics at Parma University. He won many sprint meetings and competed in the 1950 Bruxelles European Championships, reaching the 200 metres semi-final. Coached by Olympic bronze medallist Giorgio Oberweger, Colarossi set a 100 metres personal best of 10.5 in 1956 but did not progress beyond the heats at the Melbourne Olympics. Between 1950-56 he represented Italy at five international meetings. After ending his competitive career, Colarossi became a mathematics teacher in a technical school at Mantua, until his retirement.
Personal Best: 100 – 10.5 (1956).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Mario Colarossi | |||
100 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 h1 r1/4 | |||||
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Italy |