Elivia Ricci (later Ballotta, born 14 December 1936) is a retired Italian

discus thrower The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is an ancient sport, ...

who won a silver medal at the

1959 Summer Universiade The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. Sports * Athletics * Basketball * Fencing * Swimming * Tennis * Volleyball * Water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive ...

. She competed at the 1960 Olympics and finished in 15th place.

Biography

Ricci won 14

national championships 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 ...

senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ...

level, At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Ricci represented Italy in the discus throw competition. Ricci married former Italian

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a #bar, bar. Pole jumping was already practiced by the ...

Edmondo Ballotta Edmondo Ballotta (21 December 1930) is a former Italian male pole vaulter who won six national titles at individual senior level. Biography Ballotta competed in the pole vault in two finals at the European Championships. He is the husband of th ...

and competed under her married name thereafter. Ballotta won the British

WAAA Championships The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime. Since 1880, the Amateur Athl ...

title in the discus throw event at the

1965 WAAA Championships The 1965 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 3 July 1965. Results + Held on 8 May at Parliament Hill See also *1965 ...

National titles

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

: 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (5) *

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (9)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricci, Elivia 1936 births Living people Italian female discus throwers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Universiade silver medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportswomen