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Edgardo Toetti

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Edgardo Toetti
Edgardo Toetti in 1928.
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1910-07-10)10 July 1910
Milan, Italy
Died2 June 1968(1968-06-02) (aged 57)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
ClubSport Club Italia
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.6 (1928)
  • 200 m: 21.8 (1931)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1932 Los Angeles4x100 m relay

Edgardo Toetti (10 July 1910 – 2 June 1968) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Biography

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Toetti finished third behind Jack London in the 100 yards event at the British 1929 AAA Championships,[1][2][3] second behind Christiaan Berger in the 100 yards event at the 1930 AAA Championships[4][5] and third behind third behind Ernie Page in the 100 yards event at the 1931 AAA Championships.[6]

He competed for an Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Gabriele Salviati.[7]

Olympic results

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1932 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.2 [8]

National titles

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Edgardo Toetti has won nine time the individual national championship.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Final". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  9. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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