Letizia Bertoni

Letizia Bertoni (born 5 March 1937 in Milan) is a former Italian hurdler.

Letizia Bertoni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1937-03-05) 5 March 1937
Milan, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hurdles
Sprint
ClubSC Italia Milano Milano
SC Imec Bergamo
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 11.9 (1960)
  • 200 m: 24.6 (1961)
  • 80 m hs: 11.0 (1963)
Medal record
European Championships
1954 Bern4x100 m relay

She was twice at 5th place on 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games (1956 and 1960).

Biography

Letizia Bertoni participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1956 and 1960), she has 33 caps in national team from 1953 to 1965.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1954 European Championships Bern 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 46.6 [2]
1956 Olympic Games Melbourne 5th 4 × 100 m relay 45.7
1960 Olympic Games Rome 5th 4 × 100 m relay 45.80

National titles

Letizia Bertoni has won eight times the individual national championship.[3]

See also
  • Italy national relay team

References
  1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
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