 Ottolina in 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1942-11-23)23 November 1942 Lentate sul Seveso, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 2023(2023-04-28) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | C.S. Esercito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Peppino Russo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 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.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1962 | European Championships | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 3rd | 200 metres | 20.8 |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 200 metres | 20.9 |
| 7th | 4×100 relay | 38.5 | |||
| 1966 | European Indoor Games | Dortmund, West Germany | 2nd | Medley relay | 3:22.2 |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 7th | 4×100 relay | 39.2 |
| 7th | 4×400 relay | 3:04.6 |
National titles
- Two titles in the 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1963, 1964)
See also
References
- "European Record Progression 200 m. men". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.. athletix.org
- Sergio Ottolina. sports-reference.com
- "Ottolina: " quanti scherzi al mio nemico Berruti "" (in Italian). corriere.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- Addio Sergio Ottolina, Guascone dello Sprint (in Italian)
- "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
External links
Categories:
- 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
- Sportspeople from the Province of Monza e Brianza