Luca Toso

Luca Toso
Personal information
National teamItaly: 20 caps (1983-1992)[1]
Born (1964-02-15) February 15, 1964 (age 60)
Tavagnacco, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • High jump: 2.32 m (1988)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Latakia High Jump
Silver medal – second place 1991 Athens High Jump

Luca Toso (born 15 February 1964) is a former Italian high jumper. He won two medals at the International athletics competitions.[2]

Biography

He finished tenth at the 1983 World Championships and the 1985 World Indoor Games, thirteenth at the 1988 Olympic Games and eighth at the 1990 European Championships. At the Mediterranean Games he won silver medals in 1987 and 1991. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.

Because of these results, Luca Toso was almost always punctual at the major international events in which he participated, hitting the final on five out of six occasions (two world championships, two Europeans and one Olympics), failing to make an appointment only for the 1987 outdoor world championships. In addition to the silver medals at the Mediterranean Games, he also hit the final in two editions of the Universiade (1987 and 1989).[1]

His personal best jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Turin. This was the Italian record until September 1989, when Marcello Benvenuti broke it by one centimetre.[3]

National records

  • High jump: 2.30 m (Italy Padua, 13 June 1988)
  • High jump: 2.32 m (Italy Turin, 21 July 1988)

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Measure Notes
1983 World Championships Finland Helsinki 10th High jump 2.26 m
1985 World Indoor Championships France Paris 10th High jump 2.21 m
1988 Olympic Games South Korea Seoul 13th High jump 2.25 m
1990 European Championships Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split 8th High jump 2.28 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Italy Genoa 12th High jump 2.28 m

National titles

Luca Toso has won 3 times the individual national championship.[4][5]

  • 2 wins in high jump (1982, 1988)
  • 1 win in high jump indoor (1992)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Annuario FIDAL dell'atletica 2010" (PDF) (in Italian). asdpedaggio-castiglionetorinese.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. ^ Italian all-time list, men's high jump (last updated 2000)
  4. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2012.