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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | (1966-10-26) October 26, 1966 (age 58) Oristano, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||
| Club | Atletica oristano | ||||||||
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Medal record
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Valentina Uccheddu (born 26 October 1966 in Oristano) is a retired Italian long jumper.
She briefly held the Italian record with 6.80 metres from Sestriere in 1994, but the same year Fiona May became an Italian citizen. May would later improve the Italian record to 7.11 m.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing Italy
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| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 9th | 6.58 m (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th | 6.58 m | |
| Mediterranean Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 6.52 m | ||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 12th | 6.38 m | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 6.69 m | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 13th (q) | 6.37 m (wind: -0.1 m/s) | ||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 6.76 m | |
National titles
Valentina Uccheddu has won six times individually at the national championships.
See also
References
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
| 1992 Italy Olympic Athletics Team | ||
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- People from Oristano
- Italian female long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
- Sportspeople from Sardinia
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Sardinian women
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportswomen