Giorgio Mazza

Giorgio Mazza

Giorgio Mazza at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1939-09-23) 23 September 1939 (age 86) Mestre, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdling
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best	110 m hs: 13.9 (1964) [1]

Giorgio Mazza (born 23 September 1939) is a retired Italian hurdler. He competed at the 1964 Olympics in the 110 m hurdles and finished in eighth place. ^[1]

Biography

Mazza won three national 110 m titles, in 1957, 1958 and 1963. ^[2] He achieved his personal best of 13.9 seconds in July 1964 in Reggio Emilia. ^[3] The Italian record currently belongs to Andrea Giaconi with 13.35 seconds. ^[4]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1958	European Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	5th	110 m hurdles [5]
1959	Universiade	Turin, Italy	3rd	110 m hurdles [6]
1962	European Championships	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	5th	110 m hurdles [7]
1963	Universiade	Pôrto Alegre, Brazil	2nd	110 m hurdles [6]
	Mediterranean Games	Naples, Italy	3rd	110 m hurdles [8]
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	8th	110 m hurdles

References

1. Giorgio Mazza Archived June 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
2. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
3. Italian all-time list, men's 110 metres hurdles. Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved on 2015-06-21.
4. Italian athletics records. athlerecords.net
5. 1958 European Championships, men's results - Sporting Heroes
6. World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
7. 1962 European Championships, men's results - Sporting Heroes
8. Mediterranean Games - GBR Athletics

External links

• Giorgio Mazza at World Athletics
• Giorgio Mazza at Olympics.com
• Giorgio Mazza at Olympedia