Letizia Bertoni (born 5 March 1937) is a former Italian

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who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Bertoni finished fifth in the

4 × 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the indiv ...

and also competed in the 200 metres. Bertoni finished third behind Pat Nutting in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British

1963 WAAA Championships The 1963 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 6 July 1963. The 100 metres hurdles over a height of 2'6" was introduced. Resul ...

. At her home Olympics, the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she was once again finished in 5th place during the

, in addition to competing in the 80 metres hurdles. Bertoni earned 33 caps in

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from 1953 to 1965 and won eight individual

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Achievements

National titles

*7 wins on

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(1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) *1 win on

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

(1962)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertoni, Letizia 1937 births Italian female sprinters Italian female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes from Milan Olympic athletes for Italy Living people European Athletics Championships medalists 21st-century Italian women Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportswomen

Biography

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