Claudia Testoni

Claudia Testoni
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	December 19, 1915; Bologna, Italy
Died	17 July 1998 (aged 78); Cagliari, Italy
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint; Hurdling; Long jump
Club	SEF Virtus Bologna; Venchi Unica Torino
Retired	1941
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
International University Games

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).^[1]

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.^[2] Her son-in-law, Claudio Velluti, was a professional basketball player of Olimpia Milano.^[3]

World record

80 metres hurdles: 11.3 ( Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 23 July 1939)
80 metres hurdles: 11.3 ( Dresden, 13 August 1939)

Personal best

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

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1936	Olympic Games	Berlin	4th	80 metres hurdles	11.7	=
			Heat	100 metres	-
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	48.7	^[4]
1938	European Championships	Vienna	1st	80 metres hurdles	11"6

National championships

Claudia Testoni has won the Italian Athletics Championships 19 times in various specialties.^[5]

1 win in 60 metres (1933)
1 win in 80 metres (1932)
3 wins in 100 metres (1932, 1937, 1940)
2 wins in 200 metres (1933, 1934)
5 wins in 80 metres hurdles (1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940)
7 wins in long jump (1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938)

References

^ "Hall of Fame". fidal.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
^ "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012.
^ "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.
^ The Italian relay team ruun 48.6 in semifinal.
^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

External links

Claudia Testoni at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Claudia Testoni from site Track and Field Statistics
Athlete profile at FIDAL web site
Media related to Claudia Testoni at Wikimedia Commons

Records
Preceded by Lisa Gelius	80 metres hs World Record Holder 23 July 1939 - 20 September 1942	Succeeded by Fanny Blankers-Koen

[1] "Hall of Fame". fidal.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

[2] "Women's 80/100 Meters Hurdles - Del's Athletics Almanac". athletics.hitsites.deaccessdate=24 October 2012.

[3] "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.

[4] The Italian relay team ruun 48.6 in semifinal.

[5] "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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