Rita Bottiglieri

Rita Bottiglieri

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1953-06-29) 29 June 1953 (age 71) Torre del Greco, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint Pentathlon
Club	Snia Milano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 7.34 (1977) 60 m hs: 8.39 (1977) 100 m: 11.46 (1977) 200 m: 23.15 (1977) 400 m: 52.24 (1977) 400 m hs: 56.76 (1980)
Medal record European Indoor Championships 1978 Milan 400 metres 1977 San Sebastián 60 metres 1977 San Sebastián 60 metres hurdles

Rita Bottiglieri (born 29 June 1953 in Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy) is a former sprinter and pentathlete from Italy.

Biography

She won three medals at the European Indoor Championships. ^[1] Rita Bottiglieri, dubbed by the press "the athlete anywhere," was eclectic athlete: in 1976, ranking on nine seasonal Italian specialties, in first place in five. ^[2]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1975	Mediterranean Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	100 metres
	Mediterranean Games	Algiers, Algeria	2nd	400 metres
1977	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	3rd	60 metres
	European Indoor Championships	San Sebastián, Spain	3rd	60 metres hurdles
1978	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	2nd	400 metres

National titles

Rita Bottiglieri has won nine times the individual national championship. ^{[3] [4]}

• 3 wins on 100 metres (1975, 1976, 1977)
• 3 wins on 200 metres (1975, 1976, 1977)
• 2 wins on 200 metres indoor (1975, 1978)
• 1 win on pentathlon indoor (1974)

See also

• Italy national relay team
• Italian all-time lists - 400 metres hurdles

References

1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. "Profile of Rita BOTTIGLIERI". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
3. "Italian Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
4. "Italian Indoor Championships". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

External links

• Rita Bottiglieri at World Athletics
• Rita Bottiglieri at Olympedia