Rosetta Cattaneo

Rosetta Cattaneo

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	January 14, 1919 Greco, Italy
Died	1988 (aged 69)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	La Filotecnica Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m 25.3 (1940)
Medal record European Championships 1938 Vienna 4×100 m relay

Rosetta Cattaneo (14 January 1919 – 1988) was an Italian sprinter. She was the italian record holder for women in the 200 metres with the time of 25.3 established in 1940.

Biography

She won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay, the first medal ever for Italian women in a relay race, at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna, with co-runners Maria Apollonio, Maria Alfero and Italia Lucchini^[1] She has 8 caps in national team from 1937 to 1942.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1938	European Championships	Vienna	3rd	4×100 m relay	50.4	[3]

National championships

Rosetta Cattaneo has won the individual national championship four times.^[4]

• 4 wins in the 200 metres (1939, 1940, 1942, 1943)

See also

• Italy national relay team

References

1. "Staffetta 4x100 Metri Donne" (in Italian). albi-giochi.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
2. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
3. "2nd European Athletics Championships, 1938". athleticsdb.com. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

External links

• (Italian) Dizionario biografico delle donne lombarde: 568-1968 - Rosetta Cattaneo