Luca Toso

Luca Toso (born 15 February 1964 in Tavagnacco, Udine) is a retired Italian high jumper. He won two medals at the International athletics competitions.[1]

Luca Toso
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1964-02-15) February 15, 1964
Tavagnacco, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • High jump: 2.32 m (1988)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
1987 Latakia High Jump
1991 Athens High Jump

Biography

He finished tenth at the 1983 World Championships and the 1985 World Indoor Games, thirteenth at the 1988 Olympic Games and ninth at the 1990 European Championships. At the Mediterranean Games he won silver medals in 1987 and 1991. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Turin. This was the Italian record until September 1989, when Marcello Benvenuti broke it by one centimetre.[2]

National records
  • High jump: 2.30 m ( Padua, 13 June 1988)
  • High jump: 2.32 m ( Turin, 21 July 1988)

National titles

Luca Toso has won 3 times the individual national championship.[3][4]

  • 2 wins in high jump (1982, 1988)
  • 1 win in high jump indoor (1992)

See also

References
  1. "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)
  3. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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