Franco Sar
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Arborea, Italy | 21 December 1933
Died | 1 October 2018 Monza, Italy | (aged 84)
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
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Achievements and titles | |
Personal best |
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Franco Sar (21 December 1933 – 1 October 2018)[2] was an Italian decathlete who held the national title from 1960 to 1965.
Biography
[edit]Sar competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and placed sixth and thirteenth, respectively.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1960 | Olympic Games | Rome | 6th | Decathlon | 7140 pts | |
1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo | 13th | Decathlon | 6888 pts |
National titles
[edit]He won 9 national championships at individual senior level.[4]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- Decathlon: From 1958 to 1965 (8)
- Pole vault: 1963
References
[edit]- ^ Franco Sar trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ Atletica in Lutto, è morto Franco Sar, Olimpico e Padre della SNIA Archived 22 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ^ Franco Sar Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO DAL 1906 AL 2011 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 March 2020.