Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete)

Giuseppe Ottaviani
Personal information
Born(1916-05-20)20 May 1916
Sant'Ippolito, Italy
Died19 July 2020(2020-07-19) (aged 104)
Sant'Ippolito, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
ClubG.S. Atl. Effebi Fossombrone
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 metres indoor = 14.28 M95 WR
60 metres indoor = 17.52 M100 WR Long Jump indoor = 1,16 M100 WR
Triple jump indoor = 3,27 M100 WR
Shot Put indoor = 4,43 M100 WR
Triple Jump =3,54 M100 WR
Weight Throw =4,92 M100 WR
Throws Pentathlon=2533p M100WR
Medal record
Master athletics
World Masters Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Malaga Long jump M100
Gold medal – first place 2018 Malaga Triple jump M100
European Masters Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Jesolo Long jump M100

Giuseppe Ottaviani (20 May 1916 – 19 July 2020) was an Italian centenarian and masters athlete, and Commander of the Italian Republic for high sporting merits.

He was the first and only centenary athlete to have made a qualifying triple jump for his Masters category (M100, or those 100 years of age and older).[1] He was the indoor world record holder in the M100 60 metres at the time of his death.[2] He also held the indoor world record for the triple jump and long jump, and the outdoor world record for the triple jump[3] He has 56 Italian National Championships with 13 national records, still holds 9 world records and the European discus record.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Giuseppe Ottaviani, a track record in athletics, died at 104". Time24 News. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Records Indoor Men". Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  3. ^ "Records Outdoor Men". Archived from the original on 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  4. ^ http://www.fidal.it/upload/files/Statistiche/2011/master/outdoor/2012/MPIMMal20022012.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ http://www.fidal.it/upload/files/Statistiche/2011/master/indoor/MPIIndoorMM12032012.pdf [bare URL PDF]