Antonio Siddi (16 June 1923 – 21 January 1983) was an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He also competed in the
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
.
Biography
He was born in
Sassari
Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...
and competed for Italy at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
held in
London
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,
Great Britain
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, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates
Michele Tito
Michele Tito (18 June 1920 – 11 January 1961) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Biography
He was born in Trieste and competed for an Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 100 ...
,
Enrico Perucconi
Enrico Perucconi (4 January 1925 – 15 July 2020) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Morazzone, Varese, Italy.
Biography
He competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain i ...
and
Carlo Monti
Carlo Monti (24 March 1920 – 7 April 2016) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won two medals, one individual and one relay, in List of international athletics championships and games, international athletics compe ...
in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay event.
Achievements
See also
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Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1923 births
1983 deaths
People from Sassari
Italian male sprinters
Italian male long jumpers
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
European Athletics Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Sardinia
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Italian Athletics Championships winners
20th-century Italian people