Teseo Taddia
Teseo Taddia in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Bondeno, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1982 (aged 62) Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | G.S. Pirelli Milano | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Teseo Taddia (20 April 1920 – 23 December 1982) was a hammer thrower from Italy.[1] He won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[2]
Biography
He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1948 and 1952. Born in Bondeno, Ferrara he set his personal best (59.17 metres) in the men's hammer throw event in 1950.
He won fourteen hammer throw national championships at senior level in 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956.[3]
Taddia won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1951 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Teseo Taddia". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Best Bannister Mile". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1951. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2025.