Edera_Gentile
Edera Cordiale
Italian discus thrower
Edera Cordiale (married name Gentile; 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in discus throw events.
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 Cordiale in the 1940s | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edera Cordiale-Gentile |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | (1920-01-30)30 January 1920 Turin, Italy |
| Died | 4 April 1993(1993-04-04) (aged 73) Tortorici, Italy |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
| Club | Venchi Unica Torino |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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She competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the Discus where she won the Silver medal splitting the French athletes Micheline Ostermeyer and Jacqueline Mazéas. In 1950 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal. [1]
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1948 | Olympic Games |  London |
2nd | Discus throw | 41.17 m | |
| 1950 | European Championships |  Brussels |
3rd | Discus throw | 41.57 m | |
| 1952 | Olympic Games |  Helsinki |
14th | Discus throw | 38.22 m |
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She won the individual national championship on eight occasions.[2]
- 8 wins in the discus throw (1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edera Cordiale-Gentile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
