Teseo Taddia

Teseo Taddia (20 April 1920 – 23 December 1982) was a hammer thrower from Italy. He won three medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.

Teseo Taddia

Teseo Taddia in 1950
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	Bondeno, Italy
Died	23 December 1982(1982-12-23) (aged 62) Milan, Italy
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	G.S. Pirelli Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Hammer throw: 59.17 m (1950)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Italy European Championships 1950 Brussels Hammer throw Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria Hammer throw 1955 Barcelona Hammer throw

Biography

He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1948 and 1952. Born in Bondeno, Ferrara he set his personal best (59.17 metres) in the men's hammer throw event in 1950.

He won fourteen hammer throw national championships at senior level in 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955 and 1956.

Taddia won the British AAA Championships title in the hammer throw event at the 1951 AAA Championships.

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Hammer throw

External links

• Teseo Taddia at World Athletics
• Teseo Taddia at Olympics.com
• Teseo Taddia at Olympedia
• Teseo Taddia at InterSportStats