Luca Toso

Luca Toso

Personal information
National team	Italy: 20 caps (1983-1992) [1]
Born	(1964-02-15) February 15, 1964 (age 61) Tavagnacco, Italy
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	G.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best	High jump: 2.32 m (1988)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1987 Latakia High Jump 1991 Athens High Jump

Luca Toso (born 15 February 1964) is a former Italian high jumper. He won two medals at the International athletics competitions. ^[2]

Biography

He finished tenth at the 1983 World Championships and the 1985 World Indoor Games, thirteenth at the 1988 Olympic Games and eighth at the 1990 European Championships. At the Mediterranean Games he won silver medals in 1987 and 1991. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.

Because of these results, Luca Toso was almost always punctual at the major international events in which he participated, hitting the final on five out of six occasions (two world championships, two Europeans and one Olympics), failing to make an appointment only for the 1987 outdoor world championships. In addition to the silver medals at the Mediterranean Games, he also hit the final in two editions of the Universiade (1987 and 1989). ^[1]

His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Turin. This was the Italian record until September 1989, when Marcello Benvenuti broke it by one centimetre. ^[3]

National records

• High jump: 2.30 m ( Padua, 13 June 1988)
• High jump: 2.32 m ( Turin, 21 July 1988)

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Measure	Notes
1983	World Championships	Helsinki	10th	High jump	2.26 m
1985	World Indoor Championships	Paris	10th	High jump	2.21 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul	13th	High jump	2.25 m
1990	European Championships	Split	8th	High jump	2.28 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa	12th	High jump	2.28 m

National titles

Luca Toso has won 3 times the individual national championship. ^{[4] [5]}

• 2 wins in high jump (1982, 1988)
• 1 win in high jump indoor (1992)

See also

• Men's high jump Italian record progression
• Italian all-time top lists - High jump

References

1. "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
2. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
3. Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)
4. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
5. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

External links

• Luca Toso at World Athletics
• Luca Toso at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
• Luca Toso at Olympics.com
• Luca Toso at Olympedia