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Letizia Bertoni
Italian sprinter and hurdler
Letizia Bertoni (born 5 March 1937 in Milan) is a former Italian hurdler.
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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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She was twice in 5th place on 4x100 metres relay at the Olympic Games (1956 and 1960).
Letizia Bertoni participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1956 and 1960), she has 33 caps in national team from 1953 to 1965.[1]
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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| 1954 | European Championships |  Bern |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.6 | [2] |
| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.7 | |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.80 |
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Letizia Bertoni has won eight times the individual national championship.[3]
- 7 wins on 80 metres hurdles (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964)
- 1 win on 200 metres (1962)
- "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.
