Edera Cordiale
Edera Cordiale (married name Gentile; 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the Discus.
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||
Born | Turin, Italy | 30 January 1920|||||||||||||
Died | 4 April 1993 73) Tortorici, Italy | (aged|||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw | |||||||||||||
Club | Venchi Unica Torino | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
She competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the Discus where she won the Silver medal splitting the French athletes Micheline Ostermeyer and Jacqueline Mazéas. In 1950 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal. [1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1948 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
2nd | Discus throw | 41.17 m | |
1950 | European Championships | ![]() |
3rd | Discus throw | 41.57 m | |
1952 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
14th | Discus throw | 38.22 m |
National titles
She won 8 times the individual national championship.[2]
- 8 wins in the discus throw (1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)
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References
- "Edera Cordiale - Biography". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
External links
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at the International Association of Athletics Federations
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at the International Olympic Committee
- Edera Cordiale-Gentile at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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