Eddy Ottoz

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Eddy Ottoz
Eddy Ottoz 1968.jpg
Eddy Ottoz c. 1968
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1944-06-03) 3 June 1944 (age 80)
Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event 110 metres hurdles
Coached by Sandro Calvesi
Retired1969
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 m hs: 13.46 (1968)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1968 Mexico City 110 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Budapest 110 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1969 Athens 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Dormund 60 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Prague 50 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1968 Madrid 50 m hurdles
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 Budapest 110 m hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Tokyo 110 m hurdles

Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles. [1]

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Biography

Sport career

Ottoz competed for Italy in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where he won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles event.

In retirement

Ottoz retired from competitions in 1969, aged 25. He became an athletics coach in 1986, and by 1992 trained hurdlers and sprinters of the Italy national athletics team. As a sports manager he was president of the Regional Committee of the CONI of the Valle d'Aosta. Since 2001 he has been a member of the national board of the same Olympic Committee and chair of the Regional Committee FIDAL of Valle d'Aosta. [2]

National records

Progression

Ottoz was in the top 25 world year list for six consecutive seasons. [4]

YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Ranking
196413.8 Flag of Italy.svg Modena 30 Aug11th
196513.6 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest 29 Aug5th
196613.6 Flag of Italy.svg Milan 9 Jun3rd
196713.5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich 4 Jul4th
196813.4 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 17 Oct7th
196913.5 Flag of Greece.svg Athens 20 Sep5th

Achievements

Eddy Ottoz in March 2015 Eddy Ottoz in 2015.JPG
Eddy Ottoz in March 2015
British Pathe Highlights of 1966 European Championships, Eddy's victory @ 1:40 on YouTube TV-icon-2.svg
British Pathe Highlights of 1966 European Championships, Eddy's victory @ 1:40 on YouTube
YearTournamentVenueResultTimeNotes
1964 Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 4th 13.84
1965 Universiade Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 1st13.6
1966 European Indoor Games Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund, West Germany 1st7.7
European Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 1st 13.7 Sport records icon CR.svg
1967 European Indoor Games Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czechoslovakia 1st6.4
Universiade Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 1st13.9
1968 European Indoor Games Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 1st6.52
Olympic Games Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City, Mexico 3rd 13.46 Sport records icon NR.svg
1969 European Championships Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece 1st 13.5 Sport records icon CR.svg

National titles

See also

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References

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