Giuseppina Leone

Giuseppina Leone

Giuseppina Leone at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	21 December 1934 (age 81) Turin, Italy
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	Sipra Torino Fiat Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.4 (1956) 200 m: 23.7 (1960)
Medal record Summer Olympics 1960 Rome 100 metres European Championships 1954 Bern 4×100 m relay Summer Universiade 1959 Turin 100 metres 1959 Turin 200 metres 1959 Turin 4×100 m relay

Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone (born 21 December 1934) is a retired Italian sprinter. She competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and reached the final on five occasions. In 1960 she won a bronze medal in the 100 m, 0.06 seconds ahead of Maria Leontyevna Itkina.^[1][2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1954	European Championships	Bern	3rd	4x100 m relay	46.6	[3]
1960	Olympic Games	Rome	3rd	100 metres	11.3
			6th	200 metres	24.9	[4]

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. "Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Final". Sports-reference.com.
2. Giuseppina Leone. sports-reference.com
3. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
4. She ran twice in a better time: 23.7 in Quarterfinal and 24.5 in Semifinal.

External links

• Athlete profile from site Track and Field Statistics