Rosetta Cattaneo
{{Short description|Italian sprinter (1919–1988)}}
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| nationality = Italian
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| club = La Filotecnica Milano
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| death_date = 1988 (aged 69)
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- 200 m 25.3 (1940)
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{{MedalBronze|1938 Vienna|4×100 m relay}}
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Rosetta Cattaneo (14 January 1919 – 1988) was an Italian sprinter. She was the italian record holder for women in the 200 metres with the time of 25.3 established in 1940.
Biography
She won a bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay, the first medal ever for Italian women in a relay race, at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Vienna, with co-runners Maria Apollonio, Maria Alfero and Italia Lucchini{{cite web|url=http://www.albi-giochi.com/ALBI&GIOCHI/albigiochi/atletica33.htm|title=Staffetta 4x100 Metri Donne|publisher=albi-giochi.com|language=italian|accessdate=13 December 2012}} She has 8 caps in national team from 1937 to 1942.{{cite book|title=Annuario dell'Atletica 2009|year=2009|publisher=FIDAL}}
Achievements
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| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| rowspan=1|1938
| rowspan=1 align=left|European Championships | rowspan=1 align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | 4×100 m relay | 50.4 |
National titles
Rosetta Cattaneo has won the individual national championship four times.{{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=12 December 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}}
- 4 wins in the 200 metres (1939, 1940, 1942, 1943)
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gPVKl9NhkUC&dq=cattaneo+rosetta+1919+1988&pg=PA288 Dizionario biografico delle donne lombarde: 568-1968 - Rosetta Cattaneo] {{in lang|it}}
{{Italian Athletics Champions in women's 200 m}}
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Category:Italian female sprinters
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists