Marinella Bortoluzzi Explained

Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump
Birth Date:16 February 1939
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Death Place:Cervignano del Friuli, Italy
Height:1.70 m
Weight:69 kg
Country: Italy

Marinella Bortoluzzi (16 February 1939 – 12 August 2024) was an Italian female high jumper who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics[1] and won three national championships at the individual senior level from 1959 to 1963.[2] She was also the Italian record holder, improving the record several times between 1959 and 1961.[3] Bortoluzzi died in Cervignano del Friuli on 12 August 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

National titles

1959, 1961, 1963

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Italy Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417094851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ITA/summer/1960/ATH/. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 9 September 2017.
  2. Web site: TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE 1923 - 2018. sportolimpico.it. italian. 16 October 2018.
  3. News: Marinella Bortoluzzi, morta l’azzurra di salto in alto: è stata più volte primatista italiana . 22 August 2024 . . 16 August 2024 . it.
  4. News: 2024-08-16 . Atletica, lutto per la scomparsa di Marinella Bortoluzzi: partecipò alle Olimpiadi di Roma 1960 . Rainews. 2024-08-22 . it.