Oscar Raise

Oscar Raise

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	February 19, 1952 Gassino, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump
Club	Fiat Torino
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	High jump: 2.27 m (1979)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1979 Split High jump

Oscar Raise (born 19 February 1952 in Gassino, Torino) is a retired Italian high jumper.

Biography

He finished sixth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships^[1] and won the silver medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved on 19 September 1979 in Bologna,^[2] setting a new Italian record on the same day in which we were able Massimo Di Giorgio and Bruno Bruni (exceptional event for athletics).^[3]

National records

• High jump: 2.23 m ( Milan, 4 February 1978)
• High jump: 2.24 m ( Trinec, 3 March 1978)
• High jump: 2.27 m ( Bologna, 19 September 1979)

National championships

Oscar Raise has won one time the individual national championship.^[4][5]

• 1 win in High jump (1981)

See also

• List on national champions in the men's high jump
• Italian all-time lists - High jump

References

1. 1978 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final
2. Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)
3. Raise, Di Giorgio and Bruni jumped measuring respectively at 21:46, 21:52 and 21:59, and of the three, only Bruni crossed the bar with the style of the straddle technique.
4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

External links

• Oscar Raise at Sports Reference