Luigi Bertocchi Explained

Luigi Bertocchi
Birth Date:10 June 1965
Birth Place:Bergamo, Italy
Height:1.84 m
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club:Fiamme Gialle

Luigi "Jerry" Bertocchi (10 June 1965 - 17 November 2017) is an Italian former athlete who competed in the sprint hurdles. He represented his country at one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

Biography

His personal bests are 13.69 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+2.0 m/s; Potenza 1991) and 7.81 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Liévin 1987).[1] He died in November 2017 of cancer.[2]

Achievements

Representing
1985World Indoor GamesParis, France11th (sf)60 m hurdles8.09
European Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece13th (h)60 m hurdles7.90
1986European Indoor ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain9th (h)60 m hurdles7.87
1987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France12th (sf)60 m hurdles8.07
World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States15th (h)60 m hurdles8.13
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy26th (h)110 m hurdles14.02
Mediterranean GamesLatakia, Syria5th110 m hurdles14.26
1991Mediterranean GamesAthens, Greece4th110 m hurdles13.79
1993Mediterranean GamesNarbonne, France5th110 m hurdles13.96

Notes and References

  1. http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/athlete/46060 All-Athletics profile
  2. https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/17-11-2017/addio-bertocchi-ostacolista-tricolore-bergamo-110-230695973612.shtml Addio Luigi Bertocchi, ostacolista tricolore