Giuseppe Ottaviani

Italian athlete (1916-2020) Date Of Birth : 1916-05-20T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2020-07-19T00:00:00Z

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).
He was the indoor world record holder in the M100 60 metres at the time of his death. He also held the indoor world record for the triple jump and long jump, and the outdoor world record for the triple jump
He has 56 Italian National Championships with 13 national records, still holds 9 world records and the European discus record.

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