Luigia Bonfanti Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprint Long jump
Club:	Forza e Coraggio Milano
Birth Date:	29 September 1907
Birth Place:	Milan, Italy
Pb:	100 m: 13.2 (1926) Long jump: 4.90 m (1923)
Country:	Italy

Luigia Bonfanti (29 September 1907 – 10 December 1973) was an Italian sprinter and long jumper. She was born in Milan.

Biography

Bonfanti participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1928) and earned two caps with the national team from 1927 to 1928.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1928	Olympic Games			100 metres	-
	6th	4 × 100 m relay	53.6

National titles

Bonfanti won the individual national championship four times.^[2]

• 1 win in 75 metres (1926)
• 1 win in 80 metres (1925)
• 1 win in 100 metres (1927)
• 1 win in Long jump (1926)

See also

• Italian record progression women's long jump
• Italy national relay team

Notes and References

1. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009 . 2009 . FIDAL.
2. Web site: "CAMPIONATI “ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 27 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf . 24 December 2012 .