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Ondina Valla
Trebisonda "Ondina" Valla (20 May 1916 – 16 October 2006) was an Italians, Italian female athletics (sport), athlete, and the first Italian woman to ever win an Olympic Games, Olympic gold medal. She won it in the 80 m hurdling, hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after establishing the new world record during the semi-final. Biography Born in Bologna, last after four brothers, she was named Trebisonda – a very unusual name for the country – after the Turkey, Turkish town of Trabzon ( in Italian language, Italian), which her father considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world. However, she was nicknamed ''Ondina'', meaning "little wave". Ondina Valla stood out for her personality and her sports talent even as a young girl. She rivalled with Claudia Testoni at the school championships in their hometown, and they would remain opponents for the rest of their careers. Aged 13, Ondina Valla was already considered one of Italy's top athletes. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italians
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Athletics Championships
The Italian Athletics Championships ( it, Campionati italiani assoluti di atletica leggera) are the national championships in athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in Milan, just after the foundation of the Federazione Podistica Italiana and with the organization of ''La Gazzetta dello Sport''. Since then, 110 editions were held with the only exceptions of the years 1915-1918 and 1944. During 1945, only athletes of Northern Italy could participate but FIDAL considered this edition as an official one. To the running races, in 1913 the field events were added. Some facts have to be underlined: * in 1920, track events were disputed in Rome and field events in Milan; * in 1922, 2 towns hosted the championships, Milan and Busto Arsizio; * in 1931, 3 sessions were held in Bologna, Rome and Milan; * in 1932, 2 towns hosted the events: Pisa and Milan; * the first male and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
The women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 1936 Olympic Games took place on August 8 and August 9. The United States, American team won with a time of 46.9 second, s after the Germany, German team, which had been in the lead, dropped the baton on the final leg. Results Heats Heat 1 Key: Q = Qualified Heat 2 Key: Q = Qualified, WR = World record Final Key: DSQ = Disqualified In the heats, the German team set a world record of 46.4 s. In the final, they built a commanding lead, but their fourth runner, Ilse Dörffeldt, dropped the baton.Duff Hart-Davis, ''Hitler's games: the 1936 Olympics'', New York: Harper, 1986, p. 200 The American team won in 46.9 s.Guy Walters, ''Berlin Games: How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream'', London: Hodder-John Murray, , pp. 268–69, wrongly stating that the time of 46.9 s was half a second faster than the record 46.4. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 4x100 Metre R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
