Piera Tizzoni

Piera Tizzoni (born 14 February 1940, in Turin) is a former Italian long jumper.

Piera Tizzoni

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1940-02-14) February 14, 1940 (age 85) Turin, Italy
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 12.1 (1959) Long jump: 5.91 m (1959)

Biography

Piera Tizzoni participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1960), she has 5 caps in national team from 1958 to 1960.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1960	Olympic Games	Rome	21st	Long jump	5.65 m
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.80

National titles

Piera Tizzoni has won the individual national championship eight times.^[2]

• 2 wins on long jump (1959, 1960)

See also

• Italian record progression women's long jump
• Italy national relay team

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
2. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.

External links

• Piera Tizzoni at Olympics.com
• Piera Tizzoni at Olympedia