Salvatore "Tito" Morale (born 4 November 1938 in Teolo, Padua) is an Italian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metre hurdles.
 Tito Morale with the jersey of his club (Libertas Magrini) in a race in Italy in the 1960s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Tito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1938 Teolo, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Libertas Magrini Bergamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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He won five medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions.[1]
BiographyEdit
He competed for an Italy in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal. In 1962 in the European Championships Morale won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles and equalled the world record of Glenn Davis. He has 22 caps in national team from 1956 to 1964.[2]
European recordEdit
- 400 metres hurdles: 49.2 (Belgrade, 14 September 1962), holder till 13 October 1968.[3]
Olympic resultsEdit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome
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SF | 400 metres hurdles | 51.3 | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games |  Tokyo
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3rd | 400 metres hurdles | 50.1 | |
| Heat | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:07.6 |
National titlesEdit
Salvatore Morale has won 4 times consecutively the individual national championship.[4]
- 4 wins in the 400 metres hurdles (1957, 1958, 1960, 1961)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
- ^ "European Record Progression, men 400m hurdles". athletix.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
External linksEdit
- Salvatore Morale at World Athletics
- Salvatore Morale at Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Salvatore Morale at Olympics.com
- Salvatore Morale at Olympedia
- Salvatore Morale at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
