Letizia Bertoni

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hurdles
Sprint

| club = SC Italia Milano Milano
SC Imec Bergamo

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| birth_place = Milan, Italy

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100 m: 11.9 (1960)
200 m: 24.6 (1961)
80 m hs: 11.0 (1963)

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Letizia Bertoni (born 5 March 1937) is a former Italian hurdler who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Bertoni finished fifth in the 4x100 metres relay and also competed in the 200 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71741 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=27 February 2025}}

Bertoni finished third behind Pat Nutting in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1963 WAAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19630707/286/0030 |title=Dorothy's Dinner Double |work=Sunday Mirror |date=7 July 1963 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 February 2025 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=27 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=27 February 2025 }}

At her home Olympics, the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she was once again finished in 5th place during the 4x100 metres relay, in addition to competing in the 80 metres hurdles.

Bertoni earned 33 caps in national team from 1953 to 1965{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}} and won eight individual national championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf |title="CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012 |publisher=sportolimpico.it |accessdate=28 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf |archivedate=24 December 2012 }}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
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rowspan=1\|1954 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|European Championships \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|SUI\|civil}} Bern \| bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \| 4 × 100 m relay \| 46.6 \| {{cite web\|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/dmdocuments/MEDAGLIE-D-1908-2008.pdf\|title=PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - DONNE\|publisher=sportolimpico.it\|accessdate=27 October 2012}}
rowspan=1\|1956 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Melbourne \| 5th \| 4 × 100 m relay \| 45.7 \|
rowspan=1\|1960 \| rowspan=1 align=left\|Olympic Games \| rowspan=1 align=left\|{{flagicon\|ITA}} Rome \| 5th \| 4 × 100 m relay \| 45.80 \|