Giuseppina Leone
 Giuseppina Leone at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1934 (age 89) Turin, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sipra Torino Fiat Torino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone (born 21 December 1934) is a retired Italian sprinter. She competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and reached the final on five occasions. In 1960 she won a bronze medal in the 100 m.[1][2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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| 1954 | European Championships |  Bern
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3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.6 | [3] |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome
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3rd | 100 metres | 11.3 | |
| 6th | 200 metres | 24.9 | [4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Final". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-04.
- ^ Giuseppina Leone Archived December 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ She ran twice in a better time: 23.7 in Quarterfinal and 24.5 in Semifinal.
External links
[edit]- Giuseppina Leone at World Athletics
- Giuseppina Leone at Olympedia
- Giuseppina Leone at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1934 births
- Athletes from Turin
- Italian female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Living people
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Olympic female sprinters
- 20th-century Italian women
- 21st-century Italian women