Ondina Valla
Trebisonda (Ondina) Valla, (Bologna, 20 May 1916 – L'Aquila, 16 October 2006) was an Italian female athlete, and the first Italian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She won it in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after establishing the new world record during the semi-final.
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