Vittorio Zucca

Vittorio Zucca (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo dˈdzukka; tˈtsukka], 3 October 1895 – 30 June 1943) was an Italian sprinter.^[1]

Vittorio Zucca

Zucca (on the left) wins the 100 meters at the 1922 national championships in Busto Arsizio.
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1895-10-03)3 October 1895 Pula, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary
Died	30 June 1943(1943-06-30) (aged 47)
Sport
Sport	Sport of athletics
Event	Sprinting

Biography

He competed at the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2] Vittorio Zucca has won four time the individual national championship.^[3] On the track in the sand of a 100 meters of the Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920, he measured Vittorio Zucca, a native of Pula, at that time part of the Kingdom of Italy. Zucca was also in Paris 1924.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1920	Olympic Games	Antwerp	QF	100 metres	11.4
			Heat	4×100 metres relay	43.6
1924	Olympic Games	Paris	Heat	100 metres	11.5

National titles

• 3 wins on 100 metres (1919, 1920, 1922)
• 1 win on 200 metres (1920)

See also

• Italy at the 1924 Summer Olympics
• 100 metres winners of Italian Athletics Championships

References

1. "Vittorio Zucca". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
2. "Vittorio Zucca Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
3. ""Campionati "Assoluti" Italiani Sul Podio Tricolore – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
4. "La storia dei Giochi attraverso le imprese degli atleti alabardati e istriani" (in Italian). gelocal.it. Retrieved 27 December 2012.

External links

• Vittorio Zucca at Olympedia