Claudia Testoni (19 December 1915 – 17 July 1998), was an Italian hurdler, sprinter and long jumper. She was European champion, in 1938, on 80 metres hurdles. She was born in Bologna and died in

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Biography

Testoni is one of the 38 athletes included in the FIDAL Hall of Fame (list of Italian athletes who have won at least one

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at the Olympic Games, World Championships or

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, or who have achieved a world record). She was 4th at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in two events. From 1931 to 1940 she has 17 caps in the Italian national athletics team. In the 1930s was celebrated her rivalry with compatriot

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(the winner in Berlin 1936), after a thrilling final, resolved by a photo finish, and the same place in the

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. It is said that the disappointment over the Olympic fourth place was so great, that from that moment on she turned her back to her friend and rival

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; other sources, however, report letters in which the two friends showed renewed demonstrations of affection. She was the world record holder in the 80 m hurdles event, until in 1942 it was taken away by Fanny Blankers-Koen. Her son-in-law,

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, was a professional basketball player of Olimpia Milano.

World record

*80 metres hurdles: 11.3 (

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, 23 July 1939) *80 metres hurdles: 11.3 ( Dresden, 13 August 1939)

Personal best

*100 metres: 12"09 (1939) *80 metres hurdles: 11"3 (1939)

Achievements

National titles

Claudia Testoni has won the Italian Athletics Championships 19 times in various specialties. *1 win in 60 metres (1933) *1 win in 80 metres (1932) *3 wins in

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

(1932, 1937, 1940) *2 wins in

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

(1933, 1934) *5 wins in 80 metres hurdles (1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940) *7 wins in long jump (1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938)

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