Enzo Del Forno

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Enzo Del Forno
Enzo Del Forno 1972.jpg
Enzo Del Forno c. 1972
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1950-01-24) 24 January 1950 (age 73)
Colloredo di Monte Albano, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event High jump
ClubLibertas Udine
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.22 m (1975)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Rome High jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Moscow High jump
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Algers High jump

Enzo Del Forno (born 24 January 1950) is a retired Italian high jumper who won three medals at the International athletics competitions. [1]

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Biography

Del Forno finished tenth at the 1972 Olympic Games [2] and fifth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships. [3] He then won a silver medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games. [4] At the Summer Universiade he won a bronze medal in 1973 and a gold in 1975. [5]

Nationally Del Forno won five high jump titles, three outdoors (1973–1975) and two indoors (1973, 1974). [6] [7] His personal best jump is 2.22 metres, achieved in October 1975 in Siracusa. [8]

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1972 Olympic Games Flag of Germany.svg Munich 10th High jump 2.15 m

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References

  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. Enzo Del Forno Archived 22 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  3. 1974 European Indoor Championships, men's high jump final
  4. Mediterranean Games – GBR Athletics
  5. World Student Games (Universiade – Men) – GBR Athletics
  6. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  7. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  8. Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)