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Virgilio Tommasi

Virgilio Tommasi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1905-05-10)10 May 1905
Verona, Italy
Died21 February 1998(1998-02-21) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubBentegodi Verona
Medal record
Summer Student World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1927 Rome Long jump

Virgilio Tommasi (10 May 1905 - 20 February 1998) was an Italian long jumper who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Tommasi was the brother of Olympic high jumper athlete, Angelo Tommasi.[2]

Virgilio won six long jump Italian national championships at senior level in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 and 1931.[3]

Tommasi finished third behind Richard Honner in the long jump event at the British 1926 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Virgilio Tommasi". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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