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

Biography

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

References

  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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgilio_Tommasi
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