Amos Matteucci

Amos Matteucci

Personal information
Nationality	Italy
Born	(1915-09-01)1 September 1915 Jesi, Ancona, Italy
Died	26 December 2008(2008-12-26) (aged 93) Rome, Italy
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Club	CUS Roma

Amos Matteucci (20 March 1915 - 26 December 2008) was an Italian javelin thrower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Matteucci won eight national javelin throw championships at individual senior level in 1942, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952. ^[2]

Matteucci won the British AAA Championships title in the javelin throw event at the 1951 AAA Championships. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Measure	Notes
1950	European Championships	Brussels	6th	Javelin throw	64.99 m
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	17th	Javelin throw	61.67 m	[6]

References

1. "Italy Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
2. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2021" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. "Best Bannister Mile" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1951. Retrieved 20 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
6. He had a better performance, 64.50 m, in the qualification round.

External links

• Amos Matteucci at Olympics.com
• Amos Matteucci at Olympedia