Ada Turci (17 January 1924 – 3 February 2012) was an Italian javelin thrower who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics,
Biography Ada Turci did not abandon the competitive sports and continued to compete in masters athletics. She won three more medals at the second edition of the European Veterans Athletics Championships, which were curiously held in Helsinki in 1980, in the city where 28 years before she had participated in the Olympic Games.
Achievements Senior Year Competition Venue Event Position MeasureNotes 1948Olympic Games Helsinki Javelin throw 11th 41.20 m
Masters Year Competition Venue Event Position MeasureNotes 1980 European Veterans Championships Helsinki Shot put W551st 10.13 m Discus throw W553rd 21.34 m Javelin throw W551st 28.48 m
National titles She won 13 (10 consecutive years from 1946 to 1955) national championships at senior level. Italian Athletics Championships Javelin throw: 1943, (1945),FIDAL did not want to enter the names of the winners in the official history of Italian champions. 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958
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