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 4 × 100 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 4 × 100 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 \|