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Virgilio Tommasi

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Virgilio Tommasi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1905-05-10)10 May 1905
Verona, Italy
Died21 February 1998(1998-02-21) (aged 92)
Rome, Italy
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
ClubBentegodi Verona
Medal record
Summer Student World Championships
Gold medal – first place1927 RomeLong jump

Virgilio Tommasi (10 May 1905 - 20 February 1998) was an Italian long jumper who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Tommasi was the brother of Olympic high jumper athlete, Angelo Tommasi.[2]

Virgilio won six long jump Italian national championships at senior level in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 and 1931.[3]

Tommasi finished third behind Richard Honner in the long jump event at the British 1926 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Italy Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Virgilio Tommasi". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
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