Ada Turci
Italian javelin thrower (1924–2012)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | (1924-01-17)17 January 1924 Quistello |
Died | 3 February 2012(2012-02-03) (aged 88) Quistello |
Sport | |
Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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Ada Turci (17 January 1924 – 3 February 2012)[1] was an Italian javelin thrower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[2]
Biography
Ada Turci did not abandon the competitive sports and continued to compete in masters athletics. She won three more medals at the second edition of the European Veterans Athletics Championships, which were curiously held in Helsinki in 1980, in the city where 28 years before she had participated in the Olympic Games.[3]
Achievements
- Senior
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Position | Measure | Notes |
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1948 | Olympic Games | Helsinki | Javelin throw | 11th | 41.20 m |
- Masters
Year | Competition | Venue | Event | Position | Measure | Notes |
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1980 | European Veterans Championships | Helsinki | Shot put W55 | 1st | 10.13 m | [3] |
Discus throw W55 | 3rd | 21.34 m | [3] | |||
Javelin throw W55 | 1st | 28.48 m | [3] |
National titles
She won 13 (10 consecutive years from 1946 to 1955) national championships at senior level.[4]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Javelin throw: 1943, (1945),[5] 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958
References
- ^ "Addio ad Ada Turci, regina del giavellotto" (in Italian). gazzettadimantova.gelocal.it. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d "WORLD Association of Athletes" (PDF). MastersHistory.org. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ FIDAL did not want to enter the names of the winners in the official history of Italian champions.
External links
- Ada Turci at Olympics.com
- Ada Turci at Olympedia
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- 1927: Pierina Borsani
- 1928: Matilde Villani
- 1929: Pierina Borsani
- 1930: Jolanda Bacchelli
- 1931: Jolanda Bacchelli
- 1932: Jolanda Bacchelli
- 1933: Jolanda Bacchelli
- 1934: Pierina Borsani
- 1935: Pierina Borsani
- 1936: Alma Guidi
- 1937: Alma Guidi
- 1938: Caterina Milanesio
- 1939: Etta Ballaben
- 1940: Etta Ballaben
- 1941: Etta Ballaben
- 1942: Etta Ballaben
- 1943: Ada Turci
- 1944:not held
- 1945: Ada Turci
- 1946: Ada Turci
- 1947: Ada Turci
- 1948: Ada Turci
- 1949: Ada Turci
- 1950: Ada Turci
- 1951: Ada Turci
- 1952: Ada Turci
- 1953: Ada Turci
- 1954: Ada Turci
- 1955: Ada Turci
- 1956: Paola Paternoster
- 1957: Paola Paternoster
- 1958: Ada Turci
- 1959: Paola Paternoster
- 1960: Paola Paternoster
- 1961: Paola Paternoster
- 1962: Fernanda Torti
- 1963: Anna Maria Mazzacurati
- 1964: Elide Riccobono
- 1965: Elide Riccobono
- 1966: Anna Maria Mazzacurati
- 1967: Anna Maria Mazzacurati
- 1968: Anna Maria Mazzacurati
- 1969: Anna Maria Mazzacurati
- 1970: Giuliana Amici
- 1971: Giuliana Amici
- 1972: Giuliana Amici
- 1973: Giuliana Amici
- 1974: Giuliana Amici
- 1975: Giuliana Amici
- 1976: Giuliana Amici
- 1977: Giuliana Amici
- 1978: Giuliana Amici
- 1979: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1980: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1981: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1982: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1983: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1984: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1985: Ambra Giacchetti
- 1986: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1987: Vilma Vidotto
- 1988: Stefania Galbiati
- 1989: Veronica Becuzzi
- 1990: Fausta Quintavalla
- 1991: Veronica Becuzzi
- 1992: Gloria Crippa
- 1993: Claudia Coslovich
- 1994: Claudia Coslovich
- 1995: Claudia Coslovich
- 1996: Claudia Coslovich
- 1997: Claudia Coslovich
- 1998: Claudia Coslovich
- 1999: Claudia Coslovich
- 2000: Claudia Coslovich
- 2001: Claudia Coslovich
- 2002: Claudia Coslovich
- 2003: Claudia Coslovich
- 2004: Elisabetta Marin
- 2005: Zahra Bani
- 2006: Zahra Bani
- 2007: Claudia Coslovich
- 2008: Claudia Coslovich
- 2009: Zahra Bani
- 2010: Zahra Bani
- 2011: Zahra Bani
- 2012: Zahra Bani
- 2013: Sara Jemai
- 2014: Sara Jemai
- 2015: Sara Jemai
- 2016: Eleonora Bacciotti
- 2017: Zahra Bani
- 2018: Sara Jemai
- 2019: Carolina Visca
- 2020: Carolina Visca
- 2021: Zahra Bani