Luigi Ulivelli was a track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 athlete from Italy

Italy

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, who mainly competed in the men's long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

. He represented his native country at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

 in Rome, Italy. He was born in Corazzano, Pisa

Pisa

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Ulivelli was selected for Italy five times prior to the 1960 Olympics, which was his first major international meet. There he sustained an injury in qualifying that ended his career. In 1955, Ulivelli won the long jump gold at the Mediterranean Games

1955 Mediterranean Games

The second Mediterranean Games were held in the Olympic Stadium and Palace of sport of Barcelona, from July 16 to 25, 1955. The stadium was built in 1929 and was especially renovated for the occasion. The symbol of an amphora filled with Mediterranean Sea water was then used for the first time.The...

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