Carla Tuzzi

Carla Tuzzi

Personal information
National team	Italy: 41 caps (1987–1997) [1]
Born	(1967-06-02) 2 June 1967 (age 57) Frascati, Italy
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres hurdles
Club	Snam Gas Metano
Retired	1997
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m hs: 12.97 (1994) 60 m hs: 7.97 (1994) 60 m: 7.43 (1996)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1987 Latakia 100 m hs 1997 Bari 100 m hs

Carla Tuzzi (born 2 June 1967 in Frascati) is an Italian former hurdler, who best result at international individual senior level was the 5th place in the final of the 1994 European Indoor Championships with the new national record. ^[2]

Career

She won 19 national championships and held national record in 100 metres hurdles for 18 years (from 1994 to 2012). Tuzzi competed at three edition of World Championships (1993, 1995, 1997), one of the Olympic Games (1996) and one of the European Championshipos (1994). ^[1]

She also won two medals at the Mediterranean Games ten years apart (1987 at 20 and 1997 at 30). ^[3]

Statistics

National records

• 60 m hs: 7.97 Paris (from 13 March 1994 to 1 March 2013)
• 100 m hs: 12.97 Valencia (from 12 June 1994 to 13 May 2012) ^[4]

Progression

  Personal Best

100 metres hurdles ^[5]

Year	Time	Venue	Date
1997	13.05	Valencia	31 May 1997
1996	13.12	Rome	5 June 1996
1995	13.32	Göteborg	5 August 1995
1994	12.97	Valencia	12 June 1994
1993	13.54	Stuttgart	19 August 1993
1990	13.97	Bologna	18 July 1990
1989	13.40	Strasbourg	5 August 1989
1983	14.17	Schwechat	26 August 1983

60 metres hurdles indoor ^[5]

Year	Time	Venue	Date
1996/97	8.13	Genoa	11 February 1997
1995/96	8.04	Gent	7 February 1996
1994/95	8.10	Barcelona	11 March 1995
1993/94	7.97	Paris	13 March 1994
1991/92	8.40	Genoa	1 March 1992
1989/90	8.48	Glasgow	4 March 1990
1988/89	8.26	Genoa	4 February 1989
1987/88	8.52	Budapest	5 March 1988

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
1987	Universiade	Zagreb	18th (heat)	100 m hs	14.06
	Mediterranean Games	Latakia	2nd	100 m hs	13.57	[3]
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest	15th (heat)	60 m hs	8.52
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague	13th (heat)	60 m hs	8.36
	Universiade	Duisburg	13th (heat)	100 m hs	13.42
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow	13th (heat)	60 m hs	8.48
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa	18th (heat)	60 m hs	8.40
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart	Heat	100 m hs	13.54
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris	5th	60 m hs	7.97	NR
	European Championships	Helsinki	10th (SF)	100 m hs	13.05	(wind: -0.4 m/s)
			8th	4x100 m relay	44.46
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona	13th (SF)	60 m hs	8.16	[6]
	World Championships	Gothenburg	23rd (heat)	100 m hs	13.32
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm	18th (heat)	60 m	7.62
			8th (SF)	60 m hs	8.22
	Olympic Games	Atlanta	Heat	100 m hs	DNF
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari	3rd	100 m hs	13.30	[3]
	World Championships	Athens	19th (heat)	100 m hs	13.10

National titles

Tuzzi won 19 national championships at individual senior level. ^{[7] [8]}

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 100 m hs: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9)
• Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 60 m hs: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9)
  • 60 m: 1996 (1)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists – 100 m hurdles
• Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Italy at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics
• Italy at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics
• Italy at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics

References

1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
2. "Carla Tuzzi – Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
3. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – DONNE" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
4. "Il doppio record di Abate e Caravelli" (in Italian). fidal.it. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. "Carla Tuzzi – Progression". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
6. She ran a better crono, 8.10 in heat.
7. "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
8. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

External links

• Carla Tuzzi at World Athletics
• Carla Tuzzi at Olympics.com
• Carla Tuzzi at Olympedia