Maria Vittoria Trio Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long jump
Club:	Libertas Torino
Birth Date:	1947 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Turin, Italy
Weight:	58kg (128lb)
Pb:	Long jump: 6.52 m (1967)
Country:	Italy

Maria Vittoria Trio (born 18 December 1947 in Turin) is a retired Italian long jumper

Biography

In 1966, before the 1966 European Athletics Championships, after the introduction of the gender verification testing in sports, she was asked to undergo, but Trio, like many athletes at the time, refused and preferred to withdraw from the competitions in 1967.^[1]

In 2012, her 6.52 m, after 45 years, is still the ninth best all-time Italian performance.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1964	Olympic Games		14th	Long jump	5.98 m	^[3]
1967		Tunis	bgcolor=gold	1st	Long jump	6.13 m	^[4]

National titles

She has twice won the individual national championship.^[5]

• 2 wins in the long jump (1965, 1968)

See also

• Italian all-time top lists - Long jump
• Italian record progression women's long jump

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maria Vittoria Trio. kosmosdoc.org. italian. 24 October 2012.
2. Web site: LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME. fidal.it. italian. 5 December 2012. 28 December 2012.
3. She jumps 6.18 m in the qualifying.
4. Web site: Mediterranean Games. GBR Athletics. 25 October 2012.
5. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 27 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf . 24 December 2012 .