Lamberto Boranga

Lamberto Boranga
Lamberto Boranga as goalkeeper, with Cesena jersey in the 1970s
Personal information
Full name Lamberto Boranga
Date of birth (1942-10-30) 30 October 1942 (age 83)
Place of birth Foligno, Italy
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Trevana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1966 Perugia 133 (0)
1966–1967 Fiorentina 6 (0)
1967–1969 Reggiana 54 (0)
1969–1970 → Brescia (loan) 14 (0)
1970–1973 Reggiana 109 (0)
1973–1977 Cesena 92 (0)
1977–1978 Varese 18 (0)
1978–1980 Parma 15 (0)
1980–1983 Foligno 7 (0)
1992–1993 Bastardo 1 (0)
2009–2010 Ammeto 4 (0)
2011–2015 Papiano 49 (0)
2018–2019 Marottese 1 (0)
2025– Trevana 0 (0)

Sports career
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
CountryItaly Italy
SportMasters athletics
Event
Triple jump
ClubOlimpia Amatori Rimini
Sports achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Triple jump M65: 11.40 m (2007)
  • Triple jump M70: 10.75 m (2012)
  • Long jump M65: 5.47 m (2008)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 1 1
World Indoor Championships 1 1 0
European Championships 2 2 1
World Masters Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Malaga High jump M75
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lamberto Boranga (born 30 October 1942 in Foligno) is an Italian high, long and triple jumper (masters athletics), and footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Prima Categoria club Trevana.

Career

Football career

Boranga made 112 appearances in Serie A, with Fiorentina (6 in the 1966–67 season), Brescia (14 in the 1969–70 season) and Cesena (92 in four seasons from 1973 to 1977),[1] before playing in the lower divisions until 1984.

Boranga then graduated in medicine and while employed as a physician for Bastardo he played one match for the team. While competing in master athletics, he resumed playing amateur football in 2009, retiring in 2020 at the record age of 77 years and 7 months.

In August 2025, Boranga announced he would be coming out of retirement, at the age of 82, to play for Prima Categoria side Trevana in October, whilst also competing in the European Masters Athletics Championships in the same month.[2]

Athletics career

In 2012 he set the world record master in triple jump, with a distance of 10.75, in the M70 category.[3][4] He is also the holder of the world record M65 in the long jump (5.47 m).[5]

World records

  • Triple jump M70: 10.75 m (San Marino Serravalle, 3 November 2012)
  • Long jump M65: 5.47 m (Slovenia Ljubljana, 27 July 2008)

Achievements

He won ten medals in eleven events at the International Championships (World and European).

Year Competition Venue Position Event Category Measure Notes
2006 World Masters Indoor Championships Austria Linz 5th Long jump M60 5.13 m
2007 World Masters Championships Italy Riccione 2nd Triple jump M60 11.40 m
2008 World Masters Indoor Championships France Clermont 1st Long jump M65 5.22 m
2nd Triple jump M65 11.26 m
European Masters Championships Slovenia Ljubljana 1st Long jump M65 5.47 m [6]
2009 World Masters Championships Finland Lahti 1st Long jump M65 5.03 m
2010 European Masters Championships Hungary Nyíregyháza 3rd High jump M65 1.40 m [7]
2nd Long jump M65 5.08 m [7]
2011 World Masters Championships United States Sacramento 3rd High jump M65 1.52 m [8]
2012 European Masters Championships Germany Zittau 1st High jump M65 1.54 m [9]
2nd Long jump M65 5.05 m [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "BORANGA LAMBERTO". tuttocalciatori.net. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Boranga, in campo a 82 anni perché sono un ragazzo adulto" (in Italian). Ansa. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ^ "LAMBERTO BORANGA, 70 YEARS OF RECORDS". torino2013wmg.org. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ^ "M70 called his shot and delivered: world record in triple jump". masterstrack.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ^ "World Masters Athletics – Records Outdoor Men". world-masters-athletics.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  6. ^ "16th European Veterans Athletic Championships – Results" (PDF). evaa.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. ^ a b "17th EUROPEAN VETERANS' ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS – RESULTS" (PDF). evaa.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  8. ^ "41 medaglie italiane ai Mondiali Master" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  9. ^ "18th European Veterans Athletics Championships – European Masters Championships – High jump – M65 – RESULTS". evacs2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  10. ^ "18th European Veterans Athletics Championships – European Masters Championships – Long jump – M65 – RESULTS". evacs2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
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