Roberto Veglia

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Roberto Veglia
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1957-04-16) 16 April 1957 (age 67)
Turin
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump

Roberto Veglia (born 16 April 1957) is a former Italian long jumper who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Italy Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2017.