Ileana Ongar Explained

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Ileana Ongar
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 metres hurdles
Club:	Bruno Zauli Lazio
Birth Date:	1950 3, df=y
Birth Place:	Alexandria, Egypt
Weight:	57kg (126lb)
Pb:	60 m hs: 8.36 (1976) 100 m hs: 13.24 (1976)
Country:	Italy

Ileana Ongar (born 24 March 1950 in Alexandria) is a former Italian hurdler, that was 8th at 1976 Summer Olympics (110 m hs) and earned four medals at the Mediterranean Games.^[1]

Biography

Ileana Ongar participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1976), she has 36 caps in national team from 1971 to 1978.^[2]

National records

• 60 metres hurdles: 8.36 ( Milan, 10 February 1976) – holder until February 1986
• 100 metres hurdles: 13.24 (Fürth, 13 June 1976) – holder until July 1986

Progression

100 metres hurdles

Year	Performance	Venue	Date	World Ranking
1976	13.24		13 June	14ª
1975	13.56	align=left		12 July	25ª

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1976	Olympic Games		8th	100 metres hurdles	13.51	^[3]
1977	European Indoor Championships		6th	60 metres hurdles	8.47	^[4]

National titles

Ileana Ongar has won 12 times the individual national championship.^{[5] [6]}

• 7 wins in 100 metres hurdles (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978)
• 5 wins in 60 metres hurdles indoor (1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978)

See also

• Italian all-time lists – 100 metres hurdles
• Italy national relay team

Notes and References

1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE. sportolimpico.it. 5 November 2012.
2. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.
3. She in a better time 13:37 in preliminary rounds.
4. Web site: 8th Indoor European Athletics Championships 1977. athleticsdb.com. 5 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124459/http://www.athleticsdb.com/1977-european-indoor-athletics-championships.php. 4 March 2016. dead.
5. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 5 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf . 24 December 2012 .
6. Web site: ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com. 5 November 2012.