Carla Tuzzi

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Carla Tuzzi
Carla Tuzzi with the athletics leotard of Snam Gas Metano in 1990s .
Personal information
National teamItaly: 41 caps (1987–1997)[1]
Born (1967-06-02) 2 June 1967 (age 56)
Frascati, Italy
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
Event100 metres hurdles
ClubSnam Gas Metano
Retired1997
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m hs: 12.97 (1994)
  • 60 m hs: 7.97 (1994)
  • 60 m: 7.43 (1996)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia 100 m hs
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Bari 100 m hs

Carla Tuzzi (born 2 June 1967 in Frascati) is an Italian former hurdler, who best result at international individual senior level was the 5th place in the final of the 1994 European Indoor Championships with the new national record.[2]

Career[edit]

She won 19 national championships and held national record in 100 metres hurdles for 18 years (from 1994 to 2012). Tuzzi competed at three edition of World Championships (1993, 1995, 1997), one of the Olympic Games (1996) and one of the European Championshipos (1994).[1]

She also won two medals at the Mediterranean Games ten years apart (1987 at 20 and 1997 at 30).[3]

Statistics[edit]

National records[edit]

  • 60 m hs: 7.97 France Paris (from 13 March 1994 to 1 March 2013)
  • 100 m hs: 12.97 Spain Valencia (from 12 June 1994 to 13 May 2012)[4]

Progression[edit]

  Personal Best
100 metres hurdles[5]
Year Time Venue Date
1997 13.05 Spain Valencia 31 May 1997
1996 13.12 Italy Rome 5 June 1996
1995 13.32 Sweden Göteborg 5 August 1995
1994 12.97 Spain Valencia 12 June 1994
1993 13.54 Germany Stuttgart 19 August 1993
1990 13.97 Italy Bologna 18 July 1990
1989 13.40 France Strasbourg 5 August 1989
1983 14.17 Austria Schwechat 26 August 1983
60 metres hurdles indoor[5]
Year Time Venue Date
1996/97 8.13 Italy Genoa 11 February 1997
1995/96 8.04 Belgium Gent 7 February 1996
1994/95 8.10 Spain Barcelona 11 March 1995
1993/94 7.97 France Paris 13 March 1994
1991/92 8.40 Italy Genoa 1 March 1992
1989/90 8.48 United Kingdom Glasgow 4 March 1990
1988/89 8.26 Italy Genoa 4 February 1989
1987/88 8.52 Hungary Budapest 5 March 1988

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time Notes
1987 Universiade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb 18th (heat) 100 m hs 14.06
Mediterranean Games Syria Latakia 2nd 100 m hs 13.57 [3]
1988 European Indoor Championships Hungary Budapest 15th (heat) 60 m hs 8.52
1989 European Indoor Championships Netherlands The Hague 13th (heat) 60 m hs 8.36
Universiade West Germany Duisburg 13th (heat) 100 m hs 13.42
1990 European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 13th (heat) 60 m hs 8.48
1992 European Indoor Championships Italy Genoa 18th (heat) 60 m hs 8.40
1993 World Championships Germany Stuttgart Heat 100 m hs 13.54
1994 European Indoor Championships France Paris 5th 60 m hs 7.97 NR
European Championships Finland Helsinki 10th (SF) 100 m hs 13.05 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
8th 4x100 m relay 44.46
1995 World Indoor Championships Spain Barcelona 13th (SF) 60 m hs 8.16 [6]
World Championships Sweden Gothenburg 23rd (heat) 100 m hs 13.32
1996 European Indoor Championships Sweden Stockholm 18th (heat) 60 m 7.62
8th (SF) 60 m hs 8.22
Olympic Games United States Atlanta Heat 100 m hs DNF
1997 Mediterranean Games Italy Bari 3rd 100 m hs 13.30 [3]
World Championships Greece Athens 19th (heat) 100 m hs 13.10

National titles[edit]

Tuzzi won 19 national championships at individual senior level.[7][8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Carla Tuzzi – Athlete profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 – DONNE" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Il doppio record di Abate e Caravelli" (in Italian). fidal.it. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Carla Tuzzi – Progression". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  6. ^ She ran a better crono, 8.10 in heat.
  7. ^ "TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923/2020" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  8. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

External links[edit]

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