Milena Greppi (8 July 1929 – 13 December 2016) was an Italian
hurdler
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, ...
.
Biography
Milena Greppi was born in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
into an aristocratic family. Her father was Antonio Greppi (1901–1991), 8th Count of Bussero and Corneliano and her mother was Aurora Mattei. She participated at two editions of the
Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956), and had 23 caps in
national team
A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport.
The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
from 1951 to 1958.
Achievements
National titles
Milena Greppi won five times the individual
national championship
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or 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 best team, indi ...
.
*7 wins on
80 metres hurdles
80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling ran by women until 1972 in international competitions.
Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles.
Masters athletics
The distance, with different s ...
(1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)
See also
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Italy national relay team
References
External links
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1929 births
Italian female sprinters
Italian female hurdlers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletes from Milan
Olympic athletes for Italy
2016 deaths
European Athletics Championships medalists
20th-century Italian women
21st-century Italian women