Ileana Ongar

Ileana Ongar (born 24 March 1950 in Alexandria) is a former Italian hurdler, that was 8th at 1976 Summer Olympics (110 m hs) and earned four medals at the Mediterranean Games.^[1]

Ileana Ongar

Ongar in 1971
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1950-03-24) 24 March 1950 (age 75) Alexandria, Egypt
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres hurdles
Club	Bruno Zauli Lazio
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m hs: 8.36 (1976) 100 m hs: 13.24 (1976)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1971 İzmir 4 × 100 metres relay 1971 İzmir 100 metres hurdles 1975 Algers 100 metres hurdles 1975 Algers 4 × 100 metres relay

Biography

Ileana Ongar participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1976), she has 36 caps in national team from 1971 to 1978.^[2]

National records

• 60 metres hurdles: 8.36 ( Milan, 10 February 1976) – holder until February 1986
• 100 metres hurdles: 13.24 ( Fürth, 13 June 1976) – holder until July 1986

Progression

100 metres hurdles

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
1976	13.24	Fürth	13 June	14ª
1975	13.56	Luedenscheid	12 July	25ª

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal	8th	100 metres hurdles	13.51	[3]
1977	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastián	6th	60 metres hurdles	8.47	[4]

National titles

Ileana Ongar has won 12 times the individual national championship.^[5][6]

• 7 wins in 100 metres hurdles (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978)
• 5 wins in 60 metres hurdles indoor (1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978)

See also

• Italian all-time lists – 100 metres hurdles
• Italy national relay team