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Eddy Ottoz
Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles. Biography Sport career Ottoz competed for Italy in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where he won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles event. In retirement Ottoz retired from competitions in 1969, aged 25. He became an athletics coach in 1986, and by 1992 trained hurdlers and sprinters of the Italy national athletics team. As a sports manager he was president of the Regional Committee of the CONI of the Valle d'Aosta. Since 2001 he has been a member of the national board of the same Olympic Committee and chair of the Regional Committee FIDAL of Valle d'Aosta. National records * 110 metres hurdles: 13.46 ( Mexico City, 17 October 1968) – held until 30 August 1994 when it was broken by his son Laurent with 13.42 seconds. Progression Ottoz was in the ''top 25 worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Calvesi
Alessandro "Sandro" Calvesi (5 September 1913 – 20 November 1980) was an Italian Athletics (sport), athletics coach. Biography Married to 1936 and 1948 Olympian Gabre Gabric, among the people he coached was the Italian hurdler Eddy Ottoz, after became his son-in-law, married to his daughter Lyana Calvesi. Ottoz set the Italian records in athletics, Italian national record in the 110 metres hurdles while winning the bronze medal at the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 1968 Olympics and was the dominant European hurdler of the 1960s. The record lasted for almost 26 years until it was bested by Calvesi's grandson, Laurent Ottoz, Eddy's son. Another grandson Patrick Ottoz also became a top ranked hurdler. He was also the first coach of French Olympic champion Guy Drut, winner at Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, 1976 Olympics.. He was also the founder of the athletic club, ''Atletica Brescia''. As part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
