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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | (1937-03-05) 5 March 1937 (age 87) Milan, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event(s) | Hurdles Sprint | ||||||||
| Club | SC Italia Milano Milano SC Imec Bergamo | ||||||||
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Letizia Bertoni (born 5 March 1937 in Milan) is a former Italian hurdler.
She was twice in 5th place on 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games (1956 and 1960).
Biography
Letizia Bertoni participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1956 and 1960), she has 33 caps in national team from 1953 to 1965.
Achievements
| 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 | |
| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne
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5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.7 | |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome
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5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.80 |
National titles
Letizia Bertoni has won eight times the individual national championship.
- 7 wins on 80 metres hurdles (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
- 1 win on 200 metres (1962)
See also
References
- Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
External links
| Italian Athletics Champions in women's 80 m hs | |
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- 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