Sergio Ottolina

Sergio Ottolina
Ottolina in 1964
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1942-11-23)23 November 1942
Lentate sul Seveso, Italy
Died28 April 2023(2023-04-28) (aged 80)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byPeppino Russo
Retired1972
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10"3 (1962)
  • 200 m: 20"4 (1964)
  • 400 m: 46"2 (1965)
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Belgrade 200 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Dortmund Medley relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1967 Tunis 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Naples 200 m

Sergio Ottolina (23 November 1942 – 28 April 2023) was an Italian sprinter. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 1962 European Athletics Championships and a silver medal in the sprint medley relay at the 1966 European Indoor Games.

On 24 June 1964, he set a European record in the 200 m at 20.4 seconds that stood for three years.[1] He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in five individual and team sprint events in total, with the best achievements of seventh place in the 4 × 100 m relay (1964 and 1968) and in the 4 × 400 m relay (1968).[2] Ottolina retired from competitions shortly before the 1972 Games due to a motorcycle accident.[3]

Ottolina died on 28 April 2023, at the age of 80.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1962 European Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia 3rd 200 metres 20.8
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th 200 metres 20.9
7th 4×100 relay 38.5
1966 European Indoor Games Dortmund, West Germany 2nd Medley relay 3:22.2
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 7th 4×100 relay 39.2
7th 4×400 relay 3:04.6

National titles

  • Two titles in the 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1963, 1964)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "European Record Progression 200 m. men". Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.. athletix.org
  2. ^ Sergio Ottolina. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ "Ottolina: " quanti scherzi al mio nemico Berruti "" (in Italian). corriere.it. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ^ Addio Sergio Ottolina, Guascone dello Sprint (in Italian)
  5. ^ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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