What is Giuseppe Ottaviani (athlete)?
[[File:Giuseppe Ottaviani.jpg|right|200px]] '''Giuseppe Ottaviani''' (20 May 1916 – 19 July 2020) was an [[Italian people|Italian]] centenarian and [[Masters athletics|masters]] athlete. He was born in [[Sant'Ippolito]], [[Italy]]. He [[centenarian|turned 100]] in May 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title =Atletica, Ottaviani si regala 5 record per i 100 anni|language = it|publisher = gazzetta.it|date=20 May 2016|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/20-05-2016/atletica-ottaviani-100-anni-record-150761899040.shtml|access-date=25 May 2016}}</ref> Ottaviani died in Sant'Ippolito on 19 July 2020 at the age of 104.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://picchionews.it/attualita/addio-alla-leggenda-dell-atletica-giuseppe-ottaviani-aveva-104-anni | title=Addio alla leggenda dell'atletica Giuseppe Ottaviani: Aveva 104 anni - Picchio News - Il giornale tra la gente per la gente | date=19 July 2020 }}</ref> He was the first and only centenary athlete to make triple jump. He was the [[List of world records in masters athletics|indoor world record holder]] in the M95 and M100 [[60 metres]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/indoor-men |title=Records Indoor Men |access-date=2012-08-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609080608/http://world-masters-athletics.org/records/indoor-men |archive-date=2012-06-09 }}</ref> He also held the indoor world record for the [[triple jump]] and [[long jump]], and the outdoor world record for the [[triple jump]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men |title=Records Outdoor Men |access-date=2012-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903223836/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-men |archive-date=2011-09-03 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ottaviani, Giuseppe}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Italian centenarians]] [[Category:Italian athletes]] [[Category:World record holders]] {{sports-bio-stub}}