Giulio Chiesa (23 April 1928 – 13 July 2010) was an Italian

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er who competed in the

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Biography

Chiesa has 19 caps in

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from 1950 to 1960. Chiesa finished second behind Torfi Bryngeirsson in the pole vault event at the British 1951 AAA Championships. Chiesa became General of the

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, Giulio Chiesa has died at the age of 82 years.

Olympic results

National records

* Pole vault: 4.35 m (

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, 7 October 1956)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiesa, Giulio 1928 births 2010 deaths Italian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from La Spezia Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen