Rosetta Cattaneo (14 January 1919 – 1988) was an Italian
sprinter. She was the
italian record holder for women in the
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 slight ...
with the time of 25.3 established in 1940.
Biography
She won a bronze medal in the
4×100 metres relay, the first medal ever for Italian women in a relay race, at the
1938 European Athletics Championships
The 2nd European Athletics Championships was a continental athletics competition for European athletes which was held in two places in 1938. The men's event took place in Paris, France between 3–5 September while the women's events were in Vie ...
in
Vienna
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, with co-runners
Maria Apollonio
Maria Apollonio (13 June 1919 – 1990) was an Italian sprinter.
Biography
She won bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay, first medal of ever for the Italian women in a relay race, at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna, with ...
,
Maria Alfero and
Italia Lucchini She has 8 caps in
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
from 1937 to 1942.
Achievements
National titles
Rosetta Cattaneo has won the individual
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
four times.
*4 wins in the
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 slight ...
(1939, 1940, 1942, 1943)
See also
*
Italy national relay team
References
External links
*
Dizionario biografico delle donne lombarde: 568-1968 - Rosetta Cattaneo
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1919 births
1988 deaths
Athletes from Milan
Italian female sprinters
European Athletics Championships medalists
Italian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Italian sportswomen