Edera Cordiale
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Edera Cordiale-Gentile |
Nationality | Italian |
Born | Turin, Italy | 30 January 1920
Died | 4 April 1993 Tortorici, Italy | (aged 73)
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
Club | Venchi Unica Torino |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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Edera Cordiale (married name Gentile; 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in discus throw events.
Biography
She competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the Discus where she won the Silver medal splitting the French athletes Micheline Ostermeyer and Jacqueline Mazéas. In 1950 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal. [1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1948 | Olympic Games | London | 2nd | Discus throw | 41.17 m | |
1950 | European Championships | Brussels | 3rd | Discus throw | 41.57 m | |
1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki | 14th | Discus throw | 38.22 m |
National titles
She won the individual national championship on eight occasions.[2]
- 8 wins in the discus throw (1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edera Cordiale-Gentile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
External links
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at World Athletics
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at Olympics.com
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at Olympedia
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 1993 deaths
- Sportspeople from Turin
- Italian female discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)