Giuseppina Leone
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.svg) Giuseppina Leone |
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Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone (born 21 December 1934 in Turin) is an Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
She competed for Italy in the 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the bronze medal, .06 seconds ahead of Maria Leontyavna Itkina of the Soviet Union.[1]
In 1954 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal in the 4X100 and in the 100 m finished four and five in the 100 m in 1954 and 1958.
In 1956 ran European record in 100 m.
[edit] References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Final". Sports-reference.com. September 2, 1960. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-100-metres-final.html. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
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