Edera Cordiale (
married name
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Gentile; 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian
athlete
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who competed mainly in
discus throw events.
Biography
She competed for Italy in the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
held in
London,
United Kingdom in the Discus where she won the Silver medal splitting the French athletes
Micheline Ostermeyer
Micheline Ostermeyer (23 December 1922 – 17 October 2001) was a French athlete and concert pianist. She won three medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in shot put, discus throw, and high jump. After retiring from sports in 1950, she became a full ...
and
Jacqueline Mazéas. In 1950 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal.
Achievements
National titles
She won the individual
national championship on eight occasions.
*8 wins in the
discus throw (1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)
References
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1920 births
1993 deaths
Athletes from Turin
Italian female discus throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Italian Athletics Championships winners