Giuseppe_Ottaviani_(athlete)
Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete)
Italian athlete (1916–2020)
Giuseppe Ottaviani (20 May 1916 – 19 July 2020) was an Italian centenarian and masters athlete, and Commander of the Italian Republic for high sporting merits.
He was the first and only centenary athlete to have made a qualifying triple jump for his Masters category (M100, or those 100 years of age and older).[1] He was the indoor world record holder in the M100 60 metres at the time of his death.[2] He also held the indoor world record for the triple jump and long jump, and the outdoor world record for the triple jump[3] He has 56 Italian National Championships with 13 national records, still holds 9 world records and the European discus record.[4][5]