Carmelo Rado
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 4 August 1933 Oderzo,Treviso,Italy | (age91)
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Masters athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
Club | UG Biella |
Achievements and titles | |
Personalbest | 58.45 m (1969) |
Carmelo Rado(born 4 August 1933) is an Italianathleticscompetitor. He competed for his native country in thediscus throw at the 1960 Olympicsheld in his home country, finishing in seventh place.[1]He also competed in the1962 European Athletics Championships.
Biography
[edit]Rado grew up inBiella,and has lived inSouth AfricaandSan Donato Milanese.He currently lives inCalusco d'Adda,Bergamo.[2]
Rado has continued to throw into the upper age divisions ofmasters athletics.He holds the current M70, M75 and M80world recordin thediscus throw,the M75 and M80 world record in the weight pentathlon and the M80 world record in theweight throw.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Carmelo Rado".Sports-Reference.com.
- ^"Societari Master, Rado da record".Fidal.it.
- ^"Records Outdoor Men"Archived3 September 2011 at theWayback Machine.world-masters-athletics.org.
External links
[edit]- Carmelo Radoat theItalian Athletics Federation(in Italian)
- Carmelo RadoatOlympedia