Piera Tizzoni Explained

Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long jump Sprint
Birth Date:	1940 2, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Turin, Italy
Weight:	53kg (117lb)
Pb:	100 m: 12.1 (1959) Long jump: 5.91 m (1959)
Country:	Italy

Piera Tizzoni (born 14 February 1940, in Turin) is a former Italian long jumper.

Biography

Piera Tizzoni participated at one edition of the Summer Olympics (1960), she has 5 caps in national team from 1958 to 1960.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1960	Olympic Games		21st	Long jump	5.65 m
	5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.80

National titles

Piera Tizzoni has won the individual national championship eight times.^[2]

• 2 wins on long jump (1959, 1960)

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. 28 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf. 24 December 2012.