Giuseppina Leone
Giuseppina Leone (born December 21, 1934 in Turin ) is a former Italian sprinter .
In 1952 she reached the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games in Helsinki over 100 m and was eliminated in the 4-by-100-meter relay in the preliminary run.
At the European Athletics Championships in 1954 in Bern, she won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay and was fourth in the 100 m . In 1955 she won the 100 m and 200 m at the International University Sports Week .
On October 21, 1956, she set a European record over 100 m with 11.4 seconds in Bologna . At the Olympic Games in Melbourne, she reached fifth place in both the 100 m and the 4 x 100 meter relay . Over 200 m she was eliminated in the lead. At the World University Games in 1957, she won bronze over 100 m and 200 m.
In 1958 she was fifth in the 100 m and fourth in the 4 x 100 m relay at the European Championships in Stockholm .
In 1959 she won the first Universiade in Turin over 100 m and 200 m, in the relay she received the silver medal.
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she was third in the 100 m behind the American Wilma Rudolph and the British Dorothy Hyman . She finished sixth over 200 m and fifth in the 4 x 100 meter relay .
From 1952 to 1960 she was Italian champion in the 100 m and 200 m nine times in a row.
Personal bests
Web links
- Giuseppina Leone in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Giuseppina Leone in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leone, Giuseppina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin |