Nationality Italian Name Giuseppe Tosi Weight 125 kg Club SS Giovinezza Height 1.93 m | Sport Athletics Died July 10, 1981 Country Italy Role Olympic athlete Events Discus throw | |
Born May 25, 1916 ( 1916-05-25 ) Borgo Ticino, Italy Personal best(s) Discus throw: 54.80 m (1948) Silver medals Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw | ||
Giuseppe tosi olimpionico
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.
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Biography
Tosi won five national titles, in 1943, 1946–1948 and 1951, and set two European records, both in 1948. 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).
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