Gianni Caldana Explained

Gianni Caldana
Fullname:Giacinto Caldana
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Long jump
Birth Date:1913 11, df=y
Birth Place:Vicenza, Italy
Weight:700NaN0
Pb:
  • 110 m hs: 14.7 (1940)
  • Long jump: 7.50 m (1936)
Country: Italy

Gianni Caldana (19 November 1912  - 6 September 1995) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metres hurdles.

Biography

Caldana competed for an Italy at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Orazio Mariani, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli.

Olympic results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1936Olympic Gamesbgcolor=silver2nd 4 × 100 m relay41.1
12th Long jump7.26 mWind assisted
110 metres hurdles15.1

National titles

Gianni Caldana has won 5 times the individual national championship.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 30 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . 24 December 2012 .