Elivia Ricci Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Discus throw Shot put
Birth Date:	1936 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Milan, Italy
Height:	1.70 m
Weight:	68 kg
Club:	Imec Bergamo
Pb:	Discus throw: 52.99 m (1965)
Country:	Italy

Elivia Ricci (later Ballotta, born 14 December 1936) is a retired Italian discus thrower who won a silver medal at the 1959 Summer Universiade. She competed at the 1960 Olympics and finished in 15th place.

Biography

Ricci is the wife of the former Italian pole vaulter Edmondo Ballotta.^[1]

National titles

Ricci won 14 national championships at senior level,^[2]

• shot put

1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (5)

• discus throw

1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 (9)

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI” – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016. sportolimpico.it. 27 September 2017.