Luigi "Jerry" Bertocchi (10 June 1965 - 17 November 2017) is an Italian former athlete who competed in the

sprint hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

. He represented his country at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

Biography

His personal bests are 13.69 seconds 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 ...

(+2.0 m/s; Potenza 1991) and 7.81 seconds in the

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...

(Liévin 1987). He died in November 2017 of cancer.Addio Luigi Bertocchi, ostacolista tricolore
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'', 17 November 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertocchi, Luigi 1965 births 2017 deaths Italian male hurdlers World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Sportspeople from Bergamo Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Italy