Bob Setti
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| Born | 31 October 1938 Hammersmith, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 June 2005 (aged 76) Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400/800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Herne Hill Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Edward Francis Setti (31 October 1938 – 11 June 2005) was an English relay rafer.
Biography
Setti was born on 31 October 1938, in Hammersmith, London and was a member of the Herne Hill Harriers,[1] where he was awarded the best junior athlete of the year for 1957.[2]
He represented the England team and won a silver medal in the 4 x 440y relay event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, with Adrian Metcalfe, Barry Jackson and Robbie Brightwell.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Athletics - Setti and Taylor". South London Observer. 16 June 1960. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Herne Hill Harriers in leading positions". Norwood News. 20 December 1957. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2005 deaths
- English men sprinters
- British men sprinters
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- English sprinter stubs