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Vittorio Zucca (, 3 October 1895 – 30 June 1943) was an Italian sprinter.


Biography

He competed at the
1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
and the
1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
. Vittorio Zucca has won four time the individual national championship. On the track in the sand of a
100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...
of the Olympic Games in
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in 1920, he measured Vittorio Zucca, a native of
Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...
, at that time part of the Kingdom of Italy. Zucca was also in Paris 1924.


Achievements


National titles

*3 wins on
100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
(1919, 1920, 1922) *1 win on
200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
(1920)


See also

* Italy at the 1924 Summer Olympics * 100 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zucca, Vittorio 1895 births 1943 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Italian male sprinters Olympic athletes of Italy Sportspeople from Pula Istrian Italian people People from Austrian Littoral Italian Austro-Hungarians Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian people