Testoni–Valla rivalry

Testoni–Valla rivalry was an individual sport rivalry engaged in for about eleven years (from 1929 to 1940) between two Italian women's athletes, Claudia Testoni and Ondina Valla, both born in Bologna.^[1]

Claudia Testoni and Ondina Valla

«Thinking Claudia is for me to think to the best things in my life.»

— Ondina Valla, 17 July 1998, on the occasion of the death of Claudia Testoni

International medals

Ondina Valla (first from left) and Claudia Testoni (first from right) before the 1936 Olympic 80 m h final.

Athlete	Medal	Competition	Venue	Event
Ondina Valla	Gold	1936 Summer Olympics	Berlin	80 metres hurdles
Claudia Testoni	Gold	1938 European Championships	Vienna	80 metres hurdles

World records

Testoni has set three world records, Valla one.

Athlete	Event	Time	Venue	Date	Note
Claudia Testoni	Standing high jump	1.29 m	Bologna	29 June 1932	[2]
	80 metres hurdles	11.3	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	27 July 1939	[2]
	80 metres hurdles	11.3	Dresden	13 August 1939	[2]
Ondina Valla	80 metres hurdles	11.6	Berlin	5 August 1936	[2]

Valla-Testoni (60-34)

Direct clashes between the two athletes, between 1929 and 1940, were a total of 99, with 60 victories Valla, 34 of Testoni and 5 draws.^[3] Testoni won 17 of the last 19 clash, but not the most important at 1936 Summer Olympics.

   Winner

1929-1932 (33) Year Day Venue Event Valla Testoni 1929 12 May Bologna High jump 1.35 m 1.25 m Long jump 4.72 m 4.09 m 16 May Bologna 50 metres 7 2/5 (1st) 7 2/5 (2nd) 26 May Bologna Tetrathlon 270 pt 234.8 pt 1930 25 May Bologna 40 metres 2nd 4th 1931 3 May Bologna 80 metres hs 13 1/5 (1st) 13 1/5 (3rd) High jump 1.45 m 1.35 m Long jump 4.45 m 4.495 m 17 May Turin High jump 1.35 m 1.35 m Long jump 3.98 m 4.46 m 18 June Bologna 60 metres 2nd 1st 50 metres hs 8 1/5 (1st) 8 1/5 (3rd) High jump 1.48 m 1.32 m Long jump 4.29 m 4.72 m Shot put 7.50 m (1st) 7.50 m (2nd) 12 July Genoa 80 metres hs 13 2/5 (1st) 13 2/5 (3rd) High jump 1.40 m 1.35 m Long jump 4.39 m 4.65 m Shot put 7.65 m 7.30 m 26 July Bologna Triathlon 124 pt 114 pt 8 August Krolewska Huta 80 metres hs 13.0 13.3 9 August High jump 1.37 m 1.32 m 27 September Bologna Standing high jump 1.37 m 1.32 m 11 October Bologna 80 metres hs 12 4/5 12 4/5 Standing long jump 2.29 m 2.24 m Shot put two arms 14.96 m 13.92 m 1932 26 May Bologna High jump 1.435 m 1.435 m Long jump 4.50 m 4.72 m 29 May Bologna 80 metres hs 12 3/5 13.0 Standing high jump 1.17 m 1.29 m 18 September Turin 80 metres hs 12.9 13 1/5 High jump 1.33 m 1.40 m 23 October Venice High jump 1.35 m 1.30 m

1936-1940 (19) Year Day Venue Event Valla Testoni 1936 15 March Turin High jump 1.45 m 1.50 m 13 April Genoa 80 metres 10.1 (2nd) 10.1 (1st) 26 April Florence 80 metres hs 12.2 11.8 7 June Piacenza 80 metres hs 12.1 12.0 Long jump 4.97 m 5.32 m 5 July Milan 80 metres hs 11.9 (2nd) 11.9 (1st) 6 August Berlin 80 metres hs 11.7 (1st) 11.7 (4th) 11 October Paris Long jump 5.145 m 5.40 m 1937 6 June Novara 80 metrtes 10.3 10.2 17 July Florence High jump 1.50 m (1st) 1.50 m (2nd) 1938 3 July Milan 80 metrtes hs 12.2 11.8 1939 25 June Milan 80 metrtes hs 12.4 11.6 30 July Milan 80 metrtes hs 11.8 11.5 13 August Dresden 80 metrtes hs 11.7 11.3 17 September Turin 80 metrtes hs 12.2 11.8 1940 21 April Genoa 80 metrtes hs 12.1 12.0 9 May Turin 80 metrtes hs 11.8 (2nd) 11.8 (1st) 21 July Florence 80 metrtes hs 11.6 (2nd) 11.6 (1st) 28 July Parma 80 metrtes hs 11.6 11.4

See also

• Claudia Testoni
• Ondina Valla
• Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles
• Women's 80 metres hurdles world record progression
• Italian record progression women's long jump
• List of sports rivalries