Alessandro "Sandro" Calvesi (5 September 1913 – 20 November 1980) was an Italian

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coach.

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Married to 1936 and 1948 Olympian

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, among the people he coached was the

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n hurdler

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, after became his son-in-law, married to his daughter Lyana Calvesi. Ottoz set the Italian national record in the

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while winning the bronze medal at the

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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

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, winner at

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.. He was also the founder of the athletic club, ''Atletica Brescia''. As part of the team, among the other people Calvesi coached was Armando Filiput, two time European champion in the

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, 1948 Olympian Luigi Paterlini and of course his wife, who continued to compete in

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into her 90s. Daughter Lyana, who he also coached, currently leads Atletica Sandro Calvesi, another top Italian athletic club, which hosts the annual Meeting Sandro Calvesi.

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