Roberto Penna (born 19 April 1886, date of death unknown) was an Italian

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. He competed at the

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Biography

Penna placed second with a time of 52.4 seconds in his preliminary heat of the

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, not advancing to the semifinals.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Penna, Roberto 1886 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Italian male sprinters 1910 deaths Sportspeople from Alessandria