Sergio Ottolina (23 November 1942 – 28 April 2023) was an Italian
sprinter. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the
1962 European Athletics Championships and a silver medal in the
sprint medley relay at the
1966 European Indoor Games.
On 24 June 1964, he set a
European record in the 200 m at 20.4 seconds that stood for three years.
[ He competed at the 1964 and ]1968 Summer Olympics
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in five individual and team sprint events in total, with the best achievements of seventh place in the 4 × 100 m relay (1964 and 1968) and in the 4 × 400 m relay (1968).[ Ottolina retired from competitions shortly before the 1972 Games due to a motorcycle accident.][
Ottolina died on 28 April 2023, at the age of 80.
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International competitions
National titles
*Two titles in the 100 metres
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at the Italian Athletics Championships
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The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in ...
(1963, 1964)
See also
* Italy national relays team at the international athletics championships
References
External links
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1942 births
2023 deaths
Italian male sprinters
Olympic male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
European Athletics Championships medalists
Italian Athletics Championships winners
Japan Championships in Athletics winners
20th-century Italian sportsmen
21st-century Italian sportsmen
Athletes from the Province of Monza e Brianza