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), 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.
Athletics career In 2012 he set the world record master in triple jump, with a distance of 10.75, in the M70 category. He is also the holder of the world record M65 in the long jump (5.47 m).
World records Triple jump M70: 10.75 m ( Serravalle, 3 November 2012) Long jump M65: 5.47 m ( 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 Notes2006 World Masters Indoor Championships Linz5thLong jump M605.13 m2007 World Masters Championships Riccione2ndTriple jump M6011.40 m2008 World Masters Indoor Championships Clermont1stLong jump M655.22 m2ndTriple jump M6511.26 m European Masters Championships Ljubljana1stLong jump M655.47 m2009 World Masters Championships Lahti1stLong jump M655.03 m2010 European Masters Championships Nyíregyháza3rdHigh jump M651.40 m2ndLong jump M655.08 m2011 World Masters Championships Sacramento3rdHigh jump M651.52 m2012 European Masters Championships Zittau1stHigh jump M651.54 m2ndLong jump M655.05 m
See also List of world records in masters athletics
References
External links Lamberto Boranga at MastersAthletics.net
Lamberto Boranga at FIDAL