Claudia Testoni
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1915-12-19)19 December 1915
Bologna, Italy
Died17 July 1998(1998-07-17) (aged 82)
Cagliari, Italy
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
Hurdling
Long jump
ClubSEF Virtus Bologna
Venchi Unica Torino
Retired1941
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 80 m hs: 11.3 (1939)
  • 100 m: 12.9 (1939)
  • 200 m: 25.5 (1937)
  • High jump: 1.54 m (1936)
  • Long jump: 5.65 m (1937)
  • Shot put: 10.35 m (1936)
Medal record
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1938 Vienna80 metres hurdles
International University Games
Gold medal – first place1933 TurinLong jump
Gold medal – first place1933 Turin4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place1933 Turin80 metres hurdles
Bronze medal – third place1933 Turin100 metres

Claudia Testoni (19 December 1915 – 17 July 1998), was an Italian hurdler, sprinter and long jumper. She was European champion, in 1938, on 80 metres hurdles. She was born in Bologna and died in Cagliari.

Biography

Testoni is one of the 38 athletes included in the FIDAL Hall of Fame (list of Italian athletes who have won at least one gold medal at the Olympic Games, World Championships or European Championships, or who have achieved a world record).[2]

She was 4th at the 1936 Summer Olympics in two events. From 1931 to 1940 she has 17 caps in the Italian national athletics team. In the 1930s was celebrated her rivalry with compatriot Ondina Valla (the winner in Berlin 1936), after a thrilling final, resolved by a photo finish, and the same place in the 4 × 100 m relay. It is said that the disappointment over the Olympic fourth place was so great, that from that moment on she turned her back to her friend and rival Ondina; other sources, however, report letters in which the two friends showed renewed demonstrations of affection.

She was the world record holder in the 80 m hurdles event, until in 1942 it was taken away by Fanny Blankers-Koen.[3] Her son-in-law, Claudio Velluti, was a professional basketball player of Olimpia Milano.[4]

World record

Personal best

  • 100 metres: 12"09 (1939)
  • 80 metres hurdles: 11"3 (1939)

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1936 Olympic Games Germany Berlin 4th 80 metres hurdles 11.7Olympic record =
Heat 100 metres -
4th 4 × 100 m relay 48.7[5]
1938 European Championships Germany Vienna 1st 80 metres hurdles 11"6World record

National titles

Claudia Testoni has won the Italian Athletics Championships 19 times in various specialties.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Il duello" (in Italian). unica.it. Retrieved 1 September 2017In this photo shot stand up near her rival Ondina Valla we can compare the height with the height of Valla, that officially was 1.73 m{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame". fidal.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Compie settant'anni e va in pensione lo storico direttore della Clinica ortopedica dell'Università Claudio Velluti, una vita da migliore in campo" (in Italian). unica.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  5. ↑ The Italian relay team ruun 48.6 in semifinal.
  6. ↑ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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