Edmondo Ballotta Explained

Nationality:	Italian
National Team:	Italy (18 caps from 1949 to 1958)^[1]
Birth Date:	5 March 1930
Birth Place:	Caorso, Italy
Sport:	Sport of athletics
Event:	Pole vault
Pb:	Pole vault: 4.20 m (1958)
Show-Medals:	yes

Edmondo Ballotta (21 December 1930) is a former Italian male pole vaulter who won six national titles at individual senior level.

Biography

Ballotta competed in the pole vault in two finals at the European Championships. He is the husband of the former Italian discus thrower Elivia Ricci.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1954	European Championships	Bern	12th	Pole vault	4.10 m
1958	European Championships	Stockholm	13th	Pole vault	4.20 m

National titles

He won 6 national championships at individual senior level.^[3]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • Pole vault: 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

External links

• Un raro documento dall'Archivio Bonomelli: i fogli del salto con l'asta degli Europei Berna 1954

Notes and References

1. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009 . 2009 . FIDAL . 170.
2. Web site: Gli anni ticinesi di Adolfo Consolini, troppo vecchio per lo sport italiano, emigrante in Svizzera . La lanciatrice bergamasca, moglie del piacentino Edmondo Ballotta, ottimo saltatore con l'asta (4.35) qualche anno prima . asaibrunobonomelli.it . 2 March 2020.
3. Web site: CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI” ITALIANI SUL PODIO DAL 1906 AL 2011 - UOMINI . sportolimpico.it . 2 March 2020.