Ileana Ongar (born 24 March 1950 in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

) is a former 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, ...

, that was 8th at

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(110 m hs) and earned four medals at the

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Biography

Ileana Ongar participated at one edition of the

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(1976), she has 36 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 1971 to 1978.

National records

* 60 metres hurdles: 8.36 (

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 ...

, 10 February 1976) – holder until February 1986 * 100 metres hurdles: 13.24 (

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, 13 June 1976) – holder until July 1986

Progression

;100 metres hurdles

Achievements

National titles

Ileana Ongar has won 12 times the individual

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, 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 be ...

. *7 wins in

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...

(1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978) *5 wins in

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 ...

indoor (1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ongar, Ileana 1950 births Italian female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Alexandria Olympic athletes of Italy Living people Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women