Osvalda Giardi (19 December 1932 – 1 July 2019) was an Italian
high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
er and
pentathlete.
She won 10 titles at the
Italian national championship, and was ranked at number 25 on the
IAAF
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world leading list in 1957, with 1.63 m established in
Bologna
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on 14 September.
Biography
Osvalda Giardi had a twelve year long career, appearing 23 times for the
Italian national team
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from 1954 to 1966.
National records
* High jump: 1.67 m (
Bergamo
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, 23 September 1962) - holder until 28 June 1969
National titles
*8 wins in
High jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
(1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966)
*2 wins in
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...
(1956, 1964)
See also
*
Women's high jump Italian record progression
The Italian record progression for women's high jump is recognised by the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL).
Record progression
See also
* List of Italian records in athletics
* Women's high jump world record progression
* Women's lon ...
References
External links
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1932 births
2019 deaths
Italian female high jumpers
Italian female pentathletes
Sportspeople from Pisa
20th-century Italian women
21st-century Italian women
Italian Athletics Championships winners