Franco Sar

Franco Sar (21 December 1933 – 1 October 2018)^[2] was an Italian decathlete who held the national title from 1960 to 1965.

Franco Sar

Personal information
Born	(1933-12-21)21 December 1933 Arborea, Italy
Died	1 October 2018(2018-10-01) (aged 84) Monza, Italy
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Decathlon
Club	Gruppo Sportivo Monteponi Lilion Snia
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Decathlon: 7368 (1965)[1]

Biography

Sar competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and placed sixth and thirteenth, respectively.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1960	Olympic Games	Rome	6th	Decathlon	7140 pts
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo	13th	Decathlon	6888 pts

National titles

He won 9 national championships at individual senior level.^[4]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Decathlon: From 1958 to 1965 (8)
  • Pole vault: 1963