1952 - 2013
Pietro Paolo Mennea (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjeːtro menˈnɛːa]; 28 June 1952 – 21 March 2013), nicknamed la Freccia del Sud ("the Arrow of the South"), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He was most successful in the 200m event, winning a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and setting a world record at 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record stood for almost 17 years – the longest duration in the event history – and is still the European record. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pietro Mennea has received more than 338,275 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Pietro Mennea is the 173rd most popular athlete (down from 126th in 2019), the 2,718th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,452nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Pietro Mennea ranks 173 out of 3,059. Before him are Charles Dvorak, Ethel Smith, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Chris Dickerson, Helen Stephens, and Rhadi Ben Abdesselam. After him are Faina Melnik, Terry Fox, Dorian Yates, Dorothy Manley, Carl Diem, and Harry Porter.
1878 - 1969
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 167
1907 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 168
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 169
1939 - 2021
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 170
1918 - 1994
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 171
1929 - 2000
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 172
1952 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 173
1945 - 2016
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 174
1958 - 1981
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 175
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 176
1927 - 2021
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 177
1882 - 1962
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 178
1882 - 1965
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 179
Among people born in 1952, Pietro Mennea ranks 194. Before him are Wim Rijsbergen, Randy Crawford, Thierry Lhermitte, Kevin Reynolds, Jacques Santini, and Benny Urquidez. After him are Ng Man-tat, Rishi Kapoor, Tony Brise, Norbert Walter-Borjans, Per Petterson, and Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. Among people deceased in 2013, Pietro Mennea ranks 197. Before him are Aníbal Paz, Yusef Lateef, Otto Muehl, Robert N. Bellah, Józef Glemp, and Emile Griffith. After him are Tony Musante, Diane Disney Miller, Jimmy Fontana, Alla Kushnir, Joanna Chmielewska, and George Duke.
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 188
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 189
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 190
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 191
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 192
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 193
1952 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 194
1952 - 2021
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 195
1952 - 2020
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 196
1952 - 1975
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 197
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 198
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 199
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 200
1917 - 2013
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 191
1920 - 2013
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 192
1925 - 2013
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 193
1927 - 2013
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 194
1929 - 2013
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 195
1938 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 196
1952 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 197
1936 - 2013
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 198
1933 - 2013
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 199
1934 - 2013
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 200
1941 - 2013
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 201
1932 - 2013
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 202
1946 - 2013
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 203
Among people born in Italy, Pietro Mennea ranks 2,718 out of 4,668. Before him are Gianni De Biasi (1956), Elio Vittorini (1908), Lorenzo Priuli (1489), Primo Nebiolo (1923), Sophia of Montferrat (1399), and Francesco Loredan (1685). After him are Marco Verratti (1992), William of Apulia (1100), Ludovico di Varthema (1470), Salvatore Sciarrino (1947), Riccardo Fogli (1947), and Giovanni Battista Bassani (1650).
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 2,712
1908 - 1966
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 2,713
1489 - 1559
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 2,714
1923 - 1999
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 2,715
1399 - 1434
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 2,716
1685 - 1762
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 2,717
1952 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 2,718
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 2,719
1100 - 1200
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 2,720
1470 - 1517
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 2,721
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,722
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 2,723
1650 - 1716
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 2,724
Among athletes born in Italy, Pietro Mennea ranks 3. Before him are Dorando Pietri (1885) and Eugenio Monti (1928). After him are Adolfo Consolini (1917), Luigi Beccali (1907), Livio Berruti (1939), Ugo Frigerio (1901), Sara Simeoni (1953), Giulio Gaudini (1904), Carlo Airoldi (1869), Carlo Agostoni (1909), and Giuseppe Gentile (1943).
1885 - 1942
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1
1928 - 2003
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 2
1952 - 2013
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 3
1917 - 1969
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 4
1907 - 1990
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 5
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 6
1901 - 1968
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 7
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 8
1904 - 1948
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 9
1869 - 1929
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 10
1909 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 11
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 12