Giuseppe Tosi
Appearance
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Borgo Ticino, Italy | 25 May 1916
Died | 10 July 1981 | (aged 65)
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
Club | SS Giovinezza |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 54.80 m (1948) |
Giuseppe "Beppe" Tosi (25 May 1916 – 10 July 1981) was an Italian discus thrower. He won silver medal at the 1946, 1950 and 1954 European championships and 1948 Olympics, every time beaten by the teammate Adolfo Consolini. At the 1952 Olympics Tosi placed eighth and Consolini second.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Tosi won five national titles, in 1943, 1946–1948 and 1951,[3] and set two European records, both in 1948.[2] Near the end of his athletic career, similar to Consolini, he went into acting and played minute roles in several major films, including Totò al giro d'Italia (1948), Quo Vadis (1951), The Return of Don Camillo (1953), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Lovemakers (1961).[4]
Achievements
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1948 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
2nd | Discus throw | 51.78 m | [5] |
1952 | Olympic Games | ![]() |
8th | Discus throw | 49.03 m |
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1951 | Quo Vadis | Wrestler | Uncredited |
1959 | Ben-Hur | Chariot driver | Uncredited |
1961 | The Lovemakers | Old Casamonti | Uncredited, (final film role) |
References
[edit]- ^ Giuseppe Tosi Archived 18 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Giuseppe Tosi. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Giuseppe Tosi. IMDb
- ^ His 51.78 was provisional Olympic record.
External links
[edit]Media related to Giuseppe Tosi at Wikimedia Commons
- Giuseppe Tosi at World Athletics
- Giuseppe Tosi at European Athletics
- Giuseppe Tosi at Olympedia
- Giuseppe Tosi at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 1981 deaths
- Italian male discus throwers
- Olympic silver medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1951 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
- Italian Athletics Championships winners