| Personal information | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1905 Verona, Italy | ||||||||
| Died | 21 February 1998 (aged 92) Rome, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||
| Club | Bentegodi Verona | ||||||||
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Virgilio Tommasi (10 May 1905 - 20 February 1998) was an Italian long jumper who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Tommasi was the brother of Olympic high jumper athlete, Angelo Tommasi.
Virgilio won six long jump Italian national championships at senior level in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929 and 1931.
Tommasi finished third behind Richard Honner in the long jump event at the British 1926 AAA Championships.
See also
References
- ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Virgilio Tommasi". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
