Giacomo Puosi

Giacomo Puosi
Giacomo Puosi in 1972
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1946-03-30) March 30, 1946
Viareggio, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 400 m: 46.5 (1971)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1971 Helsinki4x400 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1967 Tunis4x400 m

Giacomo Puosi (born 30 March 1946) is an Italian former sprinter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Biography

Giacomo Puosi (born 30 March 1946 in Viareggio, Lucca) is an Italian former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. During his career he was affiliated with FIAT Torino and set a personal best of 46.5 seconds over 400 m in 1971.[3]

Puosi represented Italy at two Olympic Games. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City he finished 7th in the final of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, and at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich the Italian relay team was eliminated in the heats.[4]

He also won medals in major international competitions, including a bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, and gold medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1967 Mediterranean Games in Tunis and the 1971 Mediterranean Games in İzmir, where he additionally took silver in the individual 400 m.

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giacomo Puosi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 al 2008" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Olympedia – Giacomo Puosi". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Results".
  5. ↑ "ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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