Sergio Ottolina

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.

Sergio Ottolina

Ottolina in 1964
Personal information
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)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	C.S. Esercito
Coached by	Peppino Russo
Retired	1972
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10"3 (1962) 200 m: 20"4 (1964) 400 m: 46"2 (1965)
Medal record European Championships 1962 Belgrade 200 m European Indoor Championships 1966 Dortmund Medley relay Mediterranean Games 1963 Naples 4×100 m relay 1967 Tunis 4×400 m relay 1963 Naples 200 m

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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1962	European Championships	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	3rd	200 metres	20.8
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	8th	200 metres	20.9
			7th	4×100 relay	38.5
1966	European Indoor Games	Dortmund, West Germany	2nd	Medley relay	3:22.2
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	7th	4×100 relay	39.2
			7th	4×400 relay	3:04.6

National titles

• Two titles in the 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1963, 1964)^[5]

See also

• Italy national relays team at the international athletics championships