Teseo Taddia

Teseo Taddia

Teseo Taddia in 1950
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	Bondeno, Italy
Died	23 December 1982(1982-12-23) (aged 62)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Pirelli Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Hammer throw: 59.17 m (1950)
Medal record European Championships 1950 Brussels Hammer throw Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria Hammer throw 1997 Barcelona Hammer throw

Teseo Taddia (20 April 1920 – 23 December 1982) was a hammer thrower from Italy.^[1] He won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[2]

He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1948 and 1952. Born in Bondeno, Ferrara he set his personal best (59.17 metres) in the men's hammer throw event in 1950.

He won 14 national championships at senior level,^[3]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Hammer throw: 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

• Italian all-time top lists - Hammer throw

• Teseo Taddia at Olympics.com
• Teseo Taddia at Olympedia