Carlo Speroni

Carlo Speroni

Carlo Speroni in 1919
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1899-07-12)12 July 1899 Busto Arsizio, Italy
Died	12 October 1969(1969-10-12) (aged 70)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long distance running Marathon
Club	US Busto Arsizio
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m: 15:24.6 (1919) 10000 m. 32:03.8 (1924) Marathon: 2:44:58 (1913)

Carlo Speroni (13 July 1895 – 12 October 1969) was an Italian long-distance runner.

Speroni began competing at the age of 15 and took part in the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. Nationally he won 12 titles: in the 5000 m (1920, 1921), 10,000 m (1914, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1925), half marathon (1912–1914) and cross country running (1913, 1915). In 1913 he set the Italian record over six miles that stood for 17 years.

In 1936 he became a masseur for the Pro Patria Calcio club, where he worked for 30 years. In 1971 the stadium Stadio Carlo Speroni was named after him.