Giorgio Mazza

Giorgio Mazza

Giorgio Mazza at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born 27 September 1939 (1939-09-27) (age 77)
Mestre, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Hurdling
Club G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 110 m hs: 13.9 (1964)[1]

Giorgio Mazza (born 27 September 1939) is a retired Italian hurdler. He competed at the 1964 Olympics in the 110 m hurdles and finished in eighth place.[1]

Achievements

Mazza won three national 110 m titles, in 1957, 1958 and 1963.[2] He achieved his personal best of 13.9 seconds in July 1964 in Reggio Emilia.[3] The Italian record currently belongs to Andrea Giaconi with 13.35 seconds.[4]

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1958 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden 5th 110 m hurdles[5]
1959 Universiade Turin, Italy 3rd 110 m hurdles[6]
1962 European Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia 5th 110 m hurdles[7]
1963 Universiade Pôrto Alegre, Brazil 2nd 110 m hurdles[6]
Mediterranean Games Naples, Italy 3rd 110 m hurdles[8]
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 110 m hurdles

References

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