Teseo Taddia (20 April 1920 – 23 December 1982) was a
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
er from Italy. He won three medals, at senior level, at the
International athletics competitions
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.
Biography
He twice competed for his native country at the
Summer Olympics
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: in 1948 and 1952. Born in
Bondeno
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,
Ferrara
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he set his personal best (59.17 metres) in the men's hammer throw event in 1950.
National titles
He won 14
national championships
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at
senior
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level,
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Italian Athletics Championships
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Hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...
: 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956
See also
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Italian all-time top lists - Hammer throw
References
External links
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1920 births
1982 deaths
Italian male hammer throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
European Athletics Championships medalists
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
Sportspeople from the Province of Ferrara
Italian Athletics Championships winners