Silvana Pierucci married Perasso[1] (21 September 1929 – 15 February 2017) was an Italian long jumper who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2][3] After her track and field career she became a basketball player and participated, with the national team, at the EuroBasket Women 1950.[4]

Silvana Pierucci
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1929-09-21)21 September 1929
Genoa
Died15 February 2017(2017-02-15) (aged 87)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Long jump: 5.66 m (1949)

National titles edit

She won 7 national championships at senior level.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Il canestro sotto la Lanterna" (in Italian). mentelocale.it. Retrieved 2 September 2017. personaggi incredibili come le cestiste genovesi: Annita Falcidieno e Silvana Pierucci Perasso; entrambe sono state anche campionesse in altre discipline atletiche.
  2. ^ "Pierucci Silvana". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Italy Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Budapest in Hungary - Italy 11 - Silvana Pierucci". fiba.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – DONNE TUTTE LE CAMPIONESSE – 1923-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 2 September 2017.

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