Eddy Ottoz Explained

Eddy Ottoz
Coach:Sandro Calvesi
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:110 metres hurdles
Birth Date:1944 6, df=y
Birth Place:Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
Residence:Aosta, Italy
Retired:1969
Weight:67kg (148lb)
Pb:110 m hs: 13.46 (1968)
Country: Italy

Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles.[1]

Biography

Sport career

Ottoz competed for Italy in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where he won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles event.

In retirement

Ottoz retired from competitions in 1969, aged 25. He became an athletics coach in 1986, and by 1992 trained hurdlers and sprinters of the Italy national athletics team. As a sports manager he was president of the Regional Committee of the CONI of the Valle d'Aosta. Since 2001 he has been a member of the national board of the same Olympic Committee and chair of the Regional Committee FIDAL of Valle d'Aosta.[2]

National records

Progression

Ottoz was in the top 25 world year list for six consecutive seasons.[4]

YearPerformanceVenueDateWorld Ranking
1964 13.8 30 Aug 11th
1965 13.6 29 Aug 5th
1966 13.6 9 Jun 3rd
1967 13.5 4 Jul 4th
1968 13.4 17 Oct 7th
1969 13.5 20 Sep 5th

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultTimeNotes
1964 Tokyo, Japan4th 13.84
1965Universiade Budapest, Hungary1st13.6
1966 Dortmund, West Germany1st7.7
Budapest, Hungary1st13.7
1967European Indoor Games1st6.4
Universiade1st13.9
1968European Indoor Games Madrid, Spain1st6.52
Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico3rd13.46
1969 Athens, Greece1st13.5

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Eddy Ottoz . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203182621/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ot/eddy-ottoz-1.html . 3 December 2016.
  2. Web site: appeupré – l'avversione di eddy . eddy-mylife.blogspot.it . it . 28 July 2012.
  3. Web site: Eddy Ottoz . fidal.it . it . 28 July 2012.
  4. Web site: eddy Ottoz – Top 25 Lists . trackfield.brinkster.net . 28 July 2012.
  5. Web site: ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS . gbrathletics.com . 10 February 2013.