Virgilio Tommasi

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Virgilio Tommasi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1905-05-10)10 May 1905
Verona, Italy
Died21 February 1998(1998-02-21) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
ClubBentegodi Verona
Medal record
Summer Student World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1927 Rome Long jump

Virgilio Tommasi (10 May 1905 - 20 February 1998) was an Italian long jumper who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Tommasi was the brother of Olympic high jumper athlete, Angelo Tommasi. [2]

Virgilio won six long jump Italian national championships at senior level in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 and 1931. [3]

Tommasi finished third behind Richard Honner in the long jump event at the British 1926 AAA Championships. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Italy Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. "Virgilio Tommasi". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. "AAA Championships" . Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Champion Athletes" . Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.