Derna Polazzo (27 March 1912 – 3 January 1994) was an Italian
sprinter and
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er. She was born in
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital and largest city of the Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, as well as of the Province of Trieste, ...
.
Achievements
National titles
Polazzo twice 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 ...
.
*1 win in 80 metres (1929)
*1 win in
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
(1928)
See also
*
Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1912 births
1994 deaths
Italian female sprinters
Italian female long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes from Trieste
People from Austrian Littoral
Italian Austro-Hungarians
Italian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Italian sportswomen
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