Mario Romeo (7 April 1915 – 1992) was an Italian pole vaulter who was 5th at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Italy: 15 caps (1933-1950)[1] |
| Born | 7 April 1915[1] Carloforte, Italy[1] |
| Died | 1992 (aged 76–77)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club |
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| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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Biography
editRomeo won six national championships at individual senior level.[2]
Romeo won the British AAA Championships title in the pole vault event at the 1938 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Shortly afterwards in September, he competed at the 1938 European Athletics Championships.
National records
editRomeo has set several national records, the last of which held for nine years.
- Pole vault: 4.17 m (
Zürich, 23 August 1942) – record holder until 23 September 1951.[1]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | European Championships |  Paris |
5th | Pole vault | 4.00 m | [6] |
National titles
edit- Italian Athletics Championships
- Pole vault: 1938, 1939, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1950 (6)
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ↑ "Italian wins six-mile title". Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ↑ "II European Championship, Wien 1938". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
edit- Liste italiane 1908 - 1945, uomini (in Italian)