Giuseppe Gentile
Italian triple jumper (born 1943)
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1943-09-04) 4 September 1943 (age 81) Latina, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe Gentile (born 4 September 1943) is a retired Italian triple jumper, who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
From 1962 to 1972 Gentile took part in 33 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He won four international medals[3] and six national titles: in the long jump (1968) and triple jump (1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971).[4] After finishing his sporting career, Gentile turned to acting. He appeared opposite Maria Callas in Medea by Pier Paolo Pasolini, in the role of Jason.[5]
World records
- Triple jump: 17.10 m ( Mexico City, 16 October 1968)
- Triple jump: 17.22 m ( Mexico City, 17 October 1968)
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Measure | Notes |
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1963 | Mediterranean Games | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 15.50 m | |
1967 | Mediterranean Games | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | 16.04 m | |
Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 15.84 m | ||
1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 17.22 m | [note 1][note 2] |
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 16th | 16.04 m |
See also
- Italian all-time lists – Triple jump
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
- Triple jump world record progression
- Men's long jump Italian record progression
Notes
- ^ New world record at the moment of the jump.
- ^ He set also the world record in qualifying with the measure of 17.10 m.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppe Gentile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896–1980. Triple Jump. p. 90.
External links
- Media related to Giuseppe Gentile at Wikimedia Commons
- Giuseppe Gentile at World Athletics
- Giuseppe Gentile at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Giuseppe Gentile at Olympedia
- Giuseppe Gentile at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Giuseppe Gentile at IMDb
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Preceded by | Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 1968-10-16 – 1968-10-17 | Succeeded by |
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- 1913: Antonio Garimoldi
- 1914: Oreste Zaccagna
- 1915/1918: not held
- 1919: Arturo Nespoli
- 1920: Adolfo Contoli
- 1921: Ottorino Aloisio
- 1922: Adolfo Contoli
- 1923: Arturo Nespoli
- 1924: Virgilio Tommasi
- 1925: Virgilio Tommasi
- 1926: Virgilio Tommasi
- 1927: Enrico Torre
- 1928: Virgilio Tommasi
- 1929: Virgilio Tommasi
- 1930: Arturo Maffei
- 1931: Virgilio Tommasi
- 1932: Arturo Maffei
- 1933: Francesco Tabai
- 1934: Francesco Tabai
- 1935: Arturo Maffei
- 1936: Arturo Maffei
- 1937: Arturo Maffei
- 1938: Arturo Maffei
- 1939: Arturo Maffei
- 1940: Arturo Maffei
- 1941: Fulvio Pellarini
- 1942: Gino Pederzani
- 1943: Aldo Vallon
- 1944: not held
- 1945: Aldo Vallon
- 1946: Alessandro Acerbi
- 1947: Lorenzo Toso
- 1948: Ugo Ardizzone
- 1949: Ugo Ardizzone
- 1950: Ugo Ardizzone
- 1951: Mario Naj Oleari
- 1952: Attilio Bravi
- 1953: Gianpiero Druetto
- 1954: Attilio Bravi
- 1955: Attilio Bravi
- 1956: Attilio Bravi and Valerio Colatore
- 1957: Attilio Bravi
- 1958: Attilio Bravi
- 1959: Attilio Bravi
- 1960: Attilio Bravi
- 1961: Raffaele Piras
- 1962: Giorgio Bortolozzi
- 1963: Raffaele Piras
- 1964: Giorgio Bortolozzi
- 1965: Marco Fornaciari
- 1966: Pierluigi Gatti
- 1967: Pasquale Santoro
- 1968: Giuseppe Gentile
- 1969: Carlo Arrighi
- 1970: Domenico Fontanella
- 1971: Ildebrando Fozzi
- 1972: Claudio Hernandez
- 1973: Carlo Molinaris
- 1974: Carlo Molinaris
- 1975: Domenico Fontanella
- 1976: Roberto Veglia
- 1977: Maurizio Siega
- 1978: Maurizio Maffi
- 1979: Maurizio Siega
- 1980: Maurizio Maffi
- 1981: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1982: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1983: Marco Piochi
- 1984: Claudio Cherubini
- 1985: Claudio Cherubini
- 1986: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1987: Giuseppe Bertozzi
- 1988: Milko Campus
- 1989: Milko Campus
- 1990: Giuseppe Bertozzi
- 1991: Fausto Frigerio
- 1992: Giovanni Evangelisti
- 1993: Simone Bianchi
- 1994: Milko Campus
- 1995: Milko Campus
- 1996: Simone Bianchi
- 1997: Diego Boschiero
- 1998: Simone Bianchi
- 1999: Roberto Coltri
- 2000: Bruno Frinolli
- 2001: Nicola Trentin
- 2002: Nicola Trentin
- 2003: Nicola Trentin
- 2004: Stefano Dacastello
- 2005: Stefano Dacastello
- 2006: Ferdinando Iucolano
- 2007: Andrew Howe
- 2008: Stefano Tremigliozzi
- 2009: Alessio Guarini
- 2010: Andrew Howe
- 2011: Stefano Dacastello
- 2012: Fabrizio Schembri
- 2013: Alessio Guarini
- 2014: Emanuele Catania
- 2015: Filippo Randazzo
- 2016: Marcell Jacobs
- 2017: Filippo Randazzo
- 2018: Filippo Randazzo
- 2019: Filippo Randazzo
- 2020: Filippo Randazzo
- 2021: Filippo Randazzo
- 2022: Elias Sagheddu
- 2023: Filippo Randazzo
- 2024: Kareem Mersal