Franco Sar (21 December 1933 – 1 October 2018) was an Italian decathlete who held the national title from 1960 to 1965.

Biography

Sar competed at the

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and

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

and placed sixth and thirteenth, respectively.Franco Sar
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Achievements

National titles

He won 9 national championships at individual senior level. * Italian Athletics Championships **Decathlon: From 1958 to 1965 (8) **Pole vault: 1963

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sar, Franco 1933 births 2018 deaths Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Italian decathletes Italian male pole vaulters Sportspeople from Sardinia Italian Athletics Championships winners