Giulio Chiesa (23 April 1928 – 13 July 2010) was an Italian

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er who competed in the

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Biography

He has 19 caps in

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from 1950 to 1960. Became General of the

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, Giulio Chiesa has died at the age of 82 years.

Olympic results

National records

* Pole vault: 4.35 m (

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, 7 October 1956)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiesa, Giulio 1928 births 2010 deaths Italian male pole vaulters Olympic athletes of Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics