Lamberto Boranga

Lamberto Boranga

Lamberto Boranga as goalkeeper, with Cesena jersey in the 1970s
Personal information
Full name	Lamberto Boranga
Date of birth	(1942-10-30) 30 October 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Foligno, Italy
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Trevana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1966	Perugia	133	(0)
1966–1967	Fiorentina	6	(0)
1967–1969	Reggiana	54	(0)
1969–1970	→ Brescia (loan)	14	(0)
1970–1973	Reggiana	109	(0)
1973–1977	Cesena	92	(0)
1977–1978	Varese	18	(0)
1978–1980	Parma	15	(0)
1980–1983	Foligno	7	(0)
1992–1993	Bastardo	1	(0)
2009–2010	Ammeto	4	(0)
2011–2015	Papiano	49	(0)
2018–2019	Marottese	1	(0)
2025–	Trevana	0	(0)
Sports career Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 78 kg (172 lb) Country Italy Sport Masters athletics Event Triple jump Club Olimpia Amatori Rimini Sports achievements and titles Personal bests Triple jump M65: 11.40 m (2007) Triple jump M70: 10.75 m (2012) Long jump M65: 5.47 m (2008) Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 1 1 World Indoor Championships 1 1 0 European Championships 2 2 1 World Masters Championships 2018 Malaga High jump M75
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lamberto Boranga (born 30 October 1942 in Foligno) is an Italian high, long and triple jumper (masters athletics), and footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Prima Categoria club Trevana.

Career

Football career

Boranga made 112 appearances in Serie A with Fiorentina (6 in the 1966–67 season), Brescia (14 in the 1969–70 season) and Cesena (92 in four seasons from 1973 to 1977), ^[1] before playing in the lower divisions until 1984.

Boranga then graduated in medicine and while employed as a physician for Bastardo he played one match for the team. While competing in master athletics, he resumed playing amateur football in 2009, retiring in 2020 at the record age of 77 years and 7 months.

In August 2025, Boranga announced he would be coming out of retirement, at the age of 82, to play for Prima Categoria side Trevana in October, whilst also competing in the European Masters Athletics Championships in the same month. ^[2]

Athletics career

In 2012 he set the world record master in triple jump, with a distance of 10.75, in the M70 category. ^{[3] [4]} He is also the holder of the world record M65 in the long jump (5.47 m). ^[5]

World records

• Triple jump M70: 10.75 m ( Serravalle, 3 November 2012)
• Long jump M65: 5.47 m ( Ljubljana, 27 July 2008)

Achievements

He won ten medals in eleven events at the International Championships (World and European).

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Category	Measure	Notes
2006	World Masters Indoor Championships	Linz	5th	Long jump	M60	5.13 m
2007	World Masters Championships	Riccione	2nd	Triple jump	M60	11.40 m
2008	World Masters Indoor Championships	Clermont	1st	Long jump	M65	5.22 m
			2nd	Triple jump	M65	11.26 m
	European Masters Championships	Ljubljana	1st	Long jump	M65	5.47 m	[6]
2009	World Masters Championships	Lahti	1st	Long jump	M65	5.03 m
2010	European Masters Championships	Nyíregyháza	3rd	High jump	M65	1.40 m	[7]
			2nd	Long jump	M65	5.08 m	[7]
2011	World Masters Championships	Sacramento	3rd	High jump	M65	1.52 m	[8]
2012	European Masters Championships	Zittau	1st	High jump	M65	1.54 m	[9]
			2nd	Long jump	M65	5.05 m	[10]

See also

• List of world records in masters athletics

References

1. "BORANGA LAMBERTO". tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
2. "Boranga, in campo a 82 anni perché sono un ragazzo adulto" (in Italian). Ansa. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
3. "LAMBERTO BORANGA, 70 YEARS OF RECORDS". torino2013wmg.org. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
4. "M70 called his shot and delivered: world record in triple jump". masterstrack.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
5. "World Masters Athletics – Records Outdoor Men". world-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
6. "16th European Veterans Athletic Championships – Results" (PDF). evaa.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
7. "17th EUROPEAN VETERANS' ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – RESULTS" (PDF). evaa.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
8. "41 medaglie italiane ai Mondiali Master" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
9. "18th European Veterans Athletics Championships – European Masters Championships – High jump – M65 – RESULTS". evacs2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
10. "18th European Veterans Athletics Championships – European Masters Championships – Long jump – M65 – RESULTS". evacs2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.

External links

• Lamberto Boranga at MastersAthletics.net
• Lamberto Boranga at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
• Lamberto Boranga at FIDAL (in Italian)