Giuseppe Tosi

Giuseppe "Beppe" Tosi (25 May 1916 – 10 July 1981) was an Italian discus thrower. He won silver medal at the 1946, 1950 and 1954 European championships and 1948 Olympics, every time beaten by the teammate Adolfo Consolini. At the 1952 Olympics Tosi placed eighth and Consolini second.^[1][2]

Giuseppe Tosi

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1916-05-25)25 May 1916 Borgo Ticino, Italy
Died	10 July 1981(1981-07-10) (aged 65)
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Club	SS Giovinezza
Achievements and titles
Personal best	54.80 m (1948)
Medal record Representing Italy Olympic Games 1948 London Discus throw European Athletics Championships 1946 Oslo Discus throw 1950 Brussels Discus throw 1954 Bern Discus throw Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria Discus throw

Biography

Tosi won five national titles, in 1943, 1946–1948 and 1951,^[3] and set two European records, both in 1948.^[2] Near the end of his athletic career, similar to Consolini, he went into acting and played minute roles in several major films, including Totò al giro d'Italia (1948), Quo Vadis (1951), The Return of Don Camillo (1953), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Lovemakers (1961).^[4]

Achievements

Giuseppe Tosi and Adolfo Consolini

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1948	Olympic Games	London	2nd	Discus throw	51.78 m	[5]
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	8th	Discus throw	49.03 m

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	Quo Vadis	Wrestler	Uncredited
1959	Ben-Hur	Chariot driver	Uncredited
1961	The Lovemakers	Old Casamonti	Uncredited, (final film role)

References

1. Giuseppe Tosi Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
2. Giuseppe Tosi. trackfield.brinkster.net
3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
4. Giuseppe Tosi. IMDb
5. His 51.78 was provisional Olympic record.

External links

• Media related to Giuseppe Tosi at Wikimedia Commons
• Giuseppe Tosi at World Athletics
• Giuseppe Tosi at European Athletics
• Giuseppe Tosi at Olympedia
• Giuseppe Tosi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)

Records
Preceded by Adolfo Consolini	Men's Discus European Record Holder 22 August 1948 – 18 September 1948	Succeeded by Adolfo Consolini