Edmondo Ballotta (21 December 1930) is a former Italian male

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er who won six national titles at individual

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level.

Biography

Ballotta competed in the

in two finals at the

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. He is the husband of the former Italian

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er Elivia Ricci.

Achievements

National titles

He won 6 national championships at individual senior level. *

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**Pole vault: 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

References

External links

Un raro documento dall'Archivio Bonomelli: i fogli del salto con l'asta degli Europei Berna 1954
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballotta, Edmondo 1930 births Italian male pole vaulters Living people Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen