Carlo Monti

{{Short description|Italian sprinter (1920–2016)}}

{{About|the Italian athlete|the Scottish footballer|Carlo Monti (footballer)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Carlo Monti

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| image = Carlo Monti.jpg

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = Sprint

| club = US Milano

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1920|3|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

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| retired=

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|4|7|1920|3|24|df=yes}}

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| height = {{height|m=1.72}}

| weight = {{convert|64|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| pb =

  • 100 m: 10.5 (1940)

| country = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

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{{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympics}}

{{MedalBronze| 1948 London|4x100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 1946 Oslo|100 m}}

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Carlo Monti (24 March 1920 – 7 April 2016) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He won two medals, one individual and one relay, in international athletics competitions.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE_U_1908_2008.pdf|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI|publisher=sportolimpico.it|accessdate=5 December 2012}}

Biography

Monte competed for an Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Michele Tito, Enrico Perucconi and Antonio Siddi.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MONTICAR01 |title=Carlo Monti Olympic medals and stats |publisher=databaseolympics.com |accessdate=6 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114020827/http://databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MONTICAR01 |archivedate=14 November 2012 }} In 1946 in the European Championships Monti won the bronze medal in the 100 metres.

Olympic results

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNotes
rowspan=1|1948

| rowspan=1 align=left|Olympic Games

| rowspan=1 align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} London

| bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

| 4×100 metres relay

| 41.5

| {{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/ATH/mens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=6 December 2012}}

National titles

Carlo Monti has won 8 times the individual national championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |accessdate=6 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf |archivedate=24 December 2012 }}

  • 4 wins in the 100 metres (1940, 1941, 1946, 1947)
  • 4 wins in the 200 metres (1941, 1942, 1946, 1949)

See also

References

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