Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles.[1]
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1944-06-03) 3 June 1944 (age 78) Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 110 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sandro Calvesi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 110 m hs: 13.46 (1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ottoz competed for Italy in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where he won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles event.
Ottoz retired from competitions in 1969, aged 25. He became an athletics coach in 1986, and by 1992 trained hurdlers and sprinters of the Italy national athletics team. As a sports manager he was president of the Regional Committee of the CONI of the Valle d'Aosta. Since 2001 he has been a member of the national board of the same Olympic Committee and chair of the Regional Committee FIDAL of Valle d'Aosta.[2]
Ottoz was in the top 25 world year list for six consecutive seasons.[4]
Year | Performance | Venue | Date | World Ranking |
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1964 | 13.8 | Modena | 30 Aug | 11th |
1965 | 13.6 | Budapest | 29 Aug | 5th |
1966 | 13.6 | Milan | 9 Jun | 3rd |
1967 | 13.5 | Zürich | 4 Jul | 4th |
1968 | 13.4 | Mexico City | 17 Oct | 7th |
1969 | 13.5 | Athens | 20 Sep | 5th |
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Time | Notes |
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1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 13.84 | |
1965 | Universiade | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 13.6 | |
1966 | European Indoor Games | Dortmund, West Germany | 1st | 7.7 | |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 13.7 | ||
1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | 6.4 | |
Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 13.9 | ||
1968 | European Indoor Games | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 6.52 | |
Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 13.46 | ||
1969 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | 13.5 |
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 110 metres hurdles | |
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's 60 metres hurdles | |
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† = Contested over 50 metres hurdles |
Summer Universiade champions in men's 110 m hurdles | |
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Italian Athletics Champions in men's 110 m hs | |
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1964 Italy Olympic Athletics Team | ||
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1968 Italy Olympic Athletics Team | ||
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