Giuseppe Gentile (born 4 September 1943) is a retired
Italian
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triple jump
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er, who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Biography
From 1962 to 1972 Gentile took part in 33 international competitions, including the
1968
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and
1972 Summer Olympics
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. He won four international medals and six national titles: 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 ...
(1968) and
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
(1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971). After finishing his sporting career, Gentile turned to acting. He appeared opposite
Maria Callas in ''
Medea
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'' by
Pier Paolo Pasolini
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, in the role of
Jason
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.
[ Wallechinsky, David (1984). ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896–1980.'' Triple Jump. p. 90.]
World records
* Triple jump: 17.10 m (
Mexico City
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, 16 October 1968)
* Triple jump: 17.22 m (
Mexico City
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, 17 October 1968)
Achievements
See also
*
Italian all-time lists – Triple jump
*
FIDAL Hall of Fame
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Triple jump world record progression
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Men's long jump Italian record progression
Notes
References
External links
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1943 births
Living people
Italian male long jumpers
Italian male triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Italy
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Athletes from Rome
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Universiade bronze medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade