Teseo Taddia
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Teseo Taddia was a male hammer throw
er from Italy
. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1948 and 1952. Born in Bondeno
, Ferrara
he set his personal best (59.17 metres) in the men's hammer throw event in 1950.
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1948 and 1952. Born in Bondeno
Bondeno
Bondeno is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 45 km north of Bologna and about 15 km northwest of Ferrara....
, Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
he set his personal best (59.17 metres) in the men's hammer throw event in 1950.