Giuseppina Leone - Biography

Biography

She competed for Italy in the 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, where she won the bronze medal, .06 seconds ahead of Maria Leontyavna Itkina of the Soviet Union.

In 1954 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal in the 4X100 and in the 100 m finished four and five in the 100 m in 1954 and 1958. In 1956 ran European record in 100 m.

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