Carla Panerai

Carla Panerai

Personal information
Born	4 July 1947 (1947-07-04) (age 77) Firenze, Italy
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	80 m hurdles
Club	CUS Firenze
Achievements and titles
Personal best	10.7 s (1968)
Medal record Representing   Italy Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis 80 m hurdles

Carla Panerai (born 4 July 1947) is a retired Italian sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Panerai won the gold medal in the 80 metres hurdles at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.

Panerai finished third behind Pat Pryce in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1968 WAAA Championships. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Italy in the women's 80 metres hurdles ^[5] but failed to reach the final. ^[1]

References

1. Carla Panerai. sports-reference.com
2. "World-Beater Vera" . Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 2 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

External links

• Carla Panerai at Olympics.com
• Carla Panerai at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Carla Panerai at Olympedia