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Giuseppe Gentile

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Nationality
  
Italian

Event(s)
  
Triple jump

Height
  
1.83 m

Weight
  
83 kg (183 lb)

Club
  
G.S. Fiamme Oro

Country
  
Italy

Name
  
Giuseppe Gentile

Position
  
Forward

Sport
  
Athletics

Role
  
Soccer player


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Born
  
4 September 1943 (age 80) (
1943-09-04
)
Latina, Italy

Profiles


Current team
  
San Antonio Scorpions

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Giuseppe Gentile (born 4 September 1943) is a retired Italian triple jumper, who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

From 1962 to 1972 Gentile took part in 33 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won four international medals and six national titles: in the long jump (1968) and triple jump (1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971). After finishing his sporting career, Gentile turned into acting. He appeared opposite Maria Callas in Medea by Pier Paolo Pasolini, in the role of Jason.

World records

  • Triple jump: 17.10 m ( Mexico City, 16 October 1968)
  • Triple jump: 17.22 m ( Mexico City, 17 October 1968)
  • References

    Giuseppe Gentile Wikipedia