Marinella Bortoluzzi

Marinella Bortoluzzi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1939-02-16)16 February 1939
Rome, Italy
Died12 August 2024(2024-08-12) (aged 85)
Cervignano del Friuli, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump

Marinella Bortoluzzi (16 February 1939 – 12 August 2024) was an Italian female high jumper who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics[1] and won three national championships at the individual senior level from 1959 to 1963.[2] She was also the Italian record holder, improving the record several times between 1959 and 1961.[3] Bortoluzzi died in Cervignano del Friuli on 12 August 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE 1923 - 2018" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Marinella Bortoluzzi, morta l'azzurra di salto in alto: è stata più volte primatista italiana". la Repubblica (in Italian). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Atletica, lutto per la scomparsa di Marinella Bortoluzzi: partecipò alle Olimpiadi di Roma 1960". Rainews (in Italian). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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