And ‘dead Professor Carlo Vittori, coached Mennea, was the leader of the speed – The Messenger

E ‘dead Professor Carlo Vittori. He was 84 years old he was born in Ascoli on March 10, ’31. In hometown has died this afternoon, in his sleep. Vittori was the master of Pietro Mennea, the man who brought him to conquer the world record of 200 meters, Olympic gold in Moscow in 1980, the splendid double at the European Championships in Prague ’78, those championships that have seen Sara Simeoni, who followed along with Erminio Azzaro, up again to 2.01.
But it is really an understatement remember the prof just to have coached Mennea. Vittori has been very much for athletics and sport: It was the flagship of the global rate, a benchmark for many technicians. Scholar careful, meticulous in his work, did not neglect anything.
Athlete in his youth, blue eight times between 1951 and 1954, a presence at the Olympic Games of ’52, twice Italian champion with the shirt Asa Ascoli, in the 100 meters in 1952 and 1953.
The professor was the chief field of blue speed from 1969 to 1986 and the following year, again with Primo Nebiolo President of the Federation, with whom the report was of perennial love-hate, was alternated when he expected to become the coach of Italian athletics.
Vittori has ranged anywhere, has also worked in football when his beloved athletic put him on the sidelines. E ‘went to Florence to follow the physical recovery of Roby Baggio and later worked as a coach with the caught his friend Carlo Mazzone.
The name of Professor Vittori is linked to that of Pietro Paolo Mennea. Even with the arrow South, Vittori had a relationship not always idyllic. Here’s what he said on the day of Charles of Mennea died on 21 March 2013. “Di Pietro have a memory of a lifetime, I can not forget. I saw him run for the first time at the Italian championships youth, on the track of Ascoli Piceno, in 1968, in the 300 meters, I realized that there was a natural talent, a force of nature. I met him in 1970, when his coach took him Mascolo in Formia. “
Formia was his home, the hermitage where he trained with meticulous care.
Peculiar character, struggling with all Professor Vittori struggled until the last day. We met as recently as a month ago in Formia, where was wrong for years. It ‘was a special day, the school athletic Bruno Zauli celebrating 60 years of life and that day Charles was to receive the Oak of the third degree, the maximum, by FIDAL. He not received it only because he refused to join in the main hall. The award was presented to him in the Hall of Honor of the cones a few days later.
In Formia, we saw the ever Vittori, a born striker. He came out against doping, against the system. Against all, as was his style. “I trust only one athlete, Bolt.” And down to rattle off technical data, his stride, his power. “One way you dopa, and who does it should be banned for life.”
The funeral of Professor there will be Saturday morning in his Ascoli.