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Gianni Caldana (19 November 1912 – 6 September 1995) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the
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Biography

Caldana competed for an Italy at the
1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...
held in
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in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates
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and
Tullio Gonnelli Tullio Gonnelli (21 November 1912 – 12 January 2005) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Pieve di Cento, Bologna, Italy. Biography He competed for Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, ...
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Olympic results


National titles

Gianni Caldana has won 5 times the individual
national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...
. *5 wins in the
110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
(1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940)


See also

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Men's long jump Italian record progression The Italian record progression men's long jump is recognised by the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL). Record progression See also * List of Italian records in athletics * Women's long jump Italian record progression The Italian reco ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Caldana, Gianni 1912 births 1995 deaths Sportspeople from Vicenza Italian male sprinters Italian male hurdlers Italian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)