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Reinaldo Gorno

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Reinaldo Gorno

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki Marathon
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1951 Buenos Aires Marathon

Reinaldo Berto Gorno (July 18, 1918 in Yapeyú – April 10, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was a long-distance runner from Argentina, who, behind Emil Zátopek, won the silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, held in Helsinki, Finland. In 1954 he became the first non-Japanese winner of the Fukuoka Marathon. He also won the silver medal at the 1951 Pan American Games. His personal best marathon time was 2:20:28 (1955).

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