Salvatore Morale

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Salvatore Morale
Salvatore Morale.jpg
Tito Morale with the jersey of his club (Libertas Magrini) in a race in Italy in the 1960s
Personal information
NicknameTito
Nationality Italian
Born (1938-11-04) 4 November 1938 (age 85)
Teolo, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event 400 metres hurdles
ClubLibertas Magrini Bergamo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 400 m: 47.6 (1962)
  • 400 m hs: 49.2 (1962)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1964 Tokyo 400 metres hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1962 Belgrade 400 metres hurdles
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Turin 400 metres hurdles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1961 Sofia 400 metres hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Porto Alegre 400 metres hurdles

Salvatore "Tito" Morale (born 4 November 1938 in Teolo, Padua) is an Italian athlete who mainly competed in the 400-metre hurdles.

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He won five medals, at the senior level, at the International athletics competitions. [1]

Biography

He competed for Italy in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal. In 1962 in the European Championships Morale won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles and equalled the world record of Glenn Davis. He has 22 caps in the national team from 1956 to 1964. [2]

European record

Olympic results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
1960 Olympic Games Flag of Italy.svg Rome SF 400 metres hurdles 51.3
1964 Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 3rd 400 metres hurdles 50.1
Heat 4 x 400 metres relay 3:07.6

National titles

Salvatore Morale has won 4 times consecutively the individual national championship. [4]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  3. ↑ "European Record Progression, men 400m hurdles". athletix.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  4. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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