Sergio Ottolina

Sergio Ottolina (23 November 1942 – 28 April 2023) was an Italian sprinter. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 1962 European Athletics Championships and a silver medal in the sprint medley relay at the 1966 European Indoor Games.

On 24 June 1964, he set a European record in the 200 m at 20.4 seconds that stood for three years. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in five individual and team sprint events in total, with the best achievements of seventh place in the 4 × 100 m relay (1964 and 1968) and in the 4 × 400 m relay (1968). Ottolina retired from competitions shortly before the 1972 Games due to a motorcycle accident.

Ottolina died on 28 April 2023, at the age of 80.

International competitions

National titles

Two titles in the 100 metres at the Italian Athletics Championships (1963, 1964)

See also

Italy national relays team at the international athletics championships

References

External links

1942 births

2023 deaths

Italian male sprinters

Olympic male sprinters

Olympic athletes for Italy

Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy

Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Italy

Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics

Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games

European Athletics Championships medalists

Italian Athletics Championships winners

Japan Championships in Athletics winners

20th-century Italian people

21st-century Italian people

Sportspeople from the Province of Monza e Brianza