George Cornetta

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGeorge•Cornetta
Used nameGeorge•Cornetta
Born12 January 1894 in New York, New YorkUSA
Died12 May 1967 (aged 73 years 4 months) in North Bergen, New JerseyUSA
Measurements170 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsNYAC — New York, New YorkUSA
NOCUnited StatesUSA

Biography

George Cornetta ran distances for the NYAC, and was third in the 1920 Olympic Trials 10K. He attended Fordham Medical College as a medical student at the time of World War I, but apparently did not become a doctor. Various official documents list him as working as a paper manager for the International Folding Box Company in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Personal Best: 10000 – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Athletics USA George Cornetta
10,000 metres, Men (Olympic) AC h3 r1/2