Umberto Colombo (athlete)
Umberto Colombo (born in 1880, date of death unknown) was an Italian sprinter. Domestically, he would represent the sports club Mediolanum Milano. In 1898, he would win all eighteen major races he entered such as the Italian National Championships and would become noticed in the country. Colombo would then represent Italy at the 1900 Summer Olympics as the first Italian sprinter to compete at a Summer Games. There, he would compete in the men's 100 metres and men's 400 metres but would not advance to the semifinals of either event. He would also be entered in three other events but would not compete in them. After the 1900 Summer Games, he would continue the sport until his retirement in 1904. BiographyUmberto Colombo was born in 1880 in Brembate di Sopra, Italy. Domestically, he would represent the sports club Mediolanum Milano. While he was competing, he would become noticed in the country in 1898 after he had won all eighteen major races he entered such as the Italian National Championships in Turin.[1] Colombo would then represent Italy at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, as the first Italian sprinter to compete at an Olympic Games. He would be entered in the men's long jump, men's 110 metres hurdles, and men's 200 metres hurdles, but would not compete in any.[1] Instead, he would compete in the men's 100 metres and men's 400 metres.[2][3] For the former, he would compete in the heats on 14 July against three other competitors. There, he would place third and would not advance to the semifinals.[2] He would then compete in the heats of the latter in the same day against four other competitors. There, he would place either fourth and fifth and again would not advance to the semifinals of the event.[3] After the 1900 Summer Games, he would continue to compete until his retirement in 1904 at the age of 24.[1] See alsoReferences
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