Antonio Siddi
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Antonio Siddi (16 June 1923 – 21 January 1983) was an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He also competed in the
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.


Biography

He was born in
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and competed for Italy at the
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held in
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,
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, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Michele Tito, Enrico Perucconi and
Carlo Monti Carlo Monti (24 March 1920 – 7 April 2016) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won two medals, one individual and one relay, in List of international athletics championships and games, international athletics compe ...
in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay event.


Achievements


See also

* Italy national relay team


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Siddi, Antonio 1923 births 1983 deaths Sportspeople from Sassari Athletes from Sardinia Italian male sprinters Italian male long jumpers Olympic bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen