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Edera Cordiale (married name Gentile; 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in discus throw events.

Biography

She competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the Discus where she won the Silver medal splitting the French athletes Micheline Ostermeyer and Jacqueline Mazéas. In 1950 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal. [1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
1948 Olympic Games United Kingdom London 2nd Discus throw 41.17 m
1950 European Championships Belgium Brussels 3rd Discus throw 41.57 m
1952 Olympic Games Finland Helsinki 14th Discus throw 38.22 m

National titles

She won the individual national championship on eight occasions.[2]

  • 8 wins in the discus throw (1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edera Cordiale-Gentile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2013.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edera_Gentile