Sergio Ottolina
Italian sprinter (1942–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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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On 24 June 1964, he set a European record in the 200 m at 20.4 seconds that stood for three years.[1] 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).[2] Ottolina retired from competitions shortly before the 1972 Games due to a motorcycle accident.[3]
Ottolina died on 28 April 2023, at the age of 80.[4]