Gianni Caldana
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Giacinto Caldana |
Nationality | Italian |
Born | Vicenza, Italy | 19 November 1913
Died | 6 September 1995 | (aged 81)
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprint Long jump |
Club | Giglio Rosso Firenze |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests |
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Medal record |
Gianni Caldana (19 November 1913 – 6 September 1995) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Biography
He competed for an Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Orazio Mariani, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli.
Olympic results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1936 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.1 | |
12th | Long jump | 7.26 m | Wind assisted | |||
Heat | 110 metres hurdles | 15.1 |
National championships
Gianni Caldana has won 5 times the individual national championship.[1]
- 5 wins in the 110 metres hurdles (1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940)
References
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gianni Caldana". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1913 births
- 1995 deaths
- Sportspeople from Vicenza
- Italian male sprinters
- Italian male hurdlers
- Italian male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)