Salvatore Morale
 Tito Morale with the jersey of his club (Libertas Magrini) in a race in Italy in the 1960s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Tito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1938 Teolo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Libertas Magrini Bergamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Salvatore "Tito" Morale (born 4 November 1938 in Teolo, Padua) is an Italian athlete who mainly competed in the 400-metre hurdles.
He won five medals, at the senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1]
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- 400 metres hurdles: 49.2 (Belgrade, 14 September 1962), holder till 13 October 1968.[3]
Olympic results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome
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SF | 400 metres hurdles | 51.3 | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games |  Tokyo
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3rd | 400 metres hurdles | 50.1 | |
| Heat | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:07.6 |
National titles
[edit]Salvatore Morale has won 4 times consecutively the individual national championship.[4]
- 4 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1957, 1958, 1960, 1961)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "European Record Progression, men 400m hurdles". athletix.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External links
[edit]- Salvatore Morale at World Athletics
- Salvatore Morale at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Salvatore Morale at Olympics.com
- Salvatore Morale at Olympedia
- Salvatore Morale at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Province of Padua
- Italian male hurdlers
- Olympic male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Italy
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Italy
- Medalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1961 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen