Giuseppina Leone Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint
Club:	Sipra Torino Fiat Torino
Birth Place:	Turin, Italy
Weight:	58kg (128lb)
Pb:	100 m: 11.4 (1956) 200 m: 23.7 (1960)
Country:	Italy

Giuseppina "Giusy" Leone (born 21 December 1934) is a retired Italian sprinter. She competed in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and reached the final on five occasions. In 1960 she won a bronze medal in the 100 m.^{[1] [2]}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1954	European Championships		3rd	4 × 100 m relay	46.6	^[3]
1960	Olympic Games		3rd	100 metres	11.3
	6th	200 metres	24.9	^[4]

See also

• Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
• Italy national relay team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Final . Sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110204215540/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/womens-100-metres-final.html . 2011-02-04 .
2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/giuseppina-leone-1.html Giuseppina Leone
3. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE. sportolimpico.it. 27 October 2012.
4. She ran twice in a better time: 23.7 in Quarterfinal and 24.5 in Semifinal.