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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | Gassino, Italy | 19 February 1952||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||
Club | Fiat Torino | ||||||||
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Oscar Raise (born 19 February 1952) is a retired Italian high jumper.
He finished sixth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships [1] and won the silver medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.
His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved on 19 September 1979 in Bologna, [2] setting a new Italian record on the same day in which we were able Massimo Di Giorgio and Bruno Bruni (exceptional event for athletics). [3]
Oscar Raise has won one time the individual national championship. [4] [5]
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