Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete)
Italian athlete (1916–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giuseppe Ottaviani (20 May 1916 – 19 July 2020) was an Italian centenarian and masters athlete, and Commander of the Italian Republic for high sporting merits.
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Born | (1916-05-20)20 May 1916 Sant'Ippolito, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 104) Sant'Ippolito, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Atl. Effebi Fossombrone | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 60 metres indoor = 14.28 M95 WR 60 metres indoor = 17.52 M100 WR Long Jump indoor = 1,16 M100 WR Triple jump indoor = 3,27 M100 WR Shot Put indoor = 4,43 M100 WR Triple Jump =3,54 M100 WR Weight Throw =4,92 M100 WR Throws Pentathlon=2533p M100WR | ||||||||||||||||||||
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He was the first and only centenary athlete to have made a qualifying triple jump for his Masters category (M100, or those 100 years of age and older).[1] He was the indoor world record holder in the M100 60 metres at the time of his death.[2] He also held the indoor world record for the triple jump and long jump, and the outdoor world record for the triple jump[3] He has 56 Italian National Championships with 13 national records, still holds 9 world records and the European discus record.[4][5]