Carla Tuzzi (born 2 June 1967 in Frascati) is an Italian former hurdler, who best result at international individual senior level was the 5th place in the final of the 1994 European Indoor Championships with the new national record.
Career She won 19 national championships and held national record in 100 metres hurdles for 18 years (from 1994 to 2012). Tuzzi competed at three edition of World Championships (1993, 1995, 1997), one of the Olympic Games (1996) and one of the European Championshipos (1994).
She also won two medals at the Mediterranean Games ten years apart (1987 at 20 and 1997 at 30).
Statistics National records 60 m hs: 7.97 Paris (from 13 March 1994 to 1 March 2013) 100 m hs: 12.97 Valencia (from 12 June 1994 to 13 May 2012)
Progression
100 metres hurdles YearTimeVenueDate1997 13.05 Valencia 31 May 19971996 13.12 Rome 5 June 19961995 13.32 Gothenburg 5 August 19951994 12.97 Valencia 12 June 19941993 13.54 Stuttgart 19 August 19931990 13.97 Bologna 18 July 19901989 13.40 Strasbourg 5 August 19891983 14.17 Schwechat 26 August 1983
60 metres hurdles indoor YearTimeVenueDate1996/97 8.13 Genoa 11 February 19971995/96 8.04 Gent 7 February 19961994/95 8.10 Barcelona 11 March 19951993/94 7.97 Paris 13 March 19941991/92 8.40 Genoa 1 March 19921989/90 8.48 Glasgow 4 March 19901988/89 8.26 Genoa 4 February 19891987/88 8.52 Budapest 5 March 1988
Achievements Year Competition Venue Rank EventTimeNotes1987Universiade Zagreb 18th (heat) 100 m hs 14.06 Mediterranean Games Latakia2nd 100 m hs 13.57 1988European Indoor Championships Budapest 15th (heat) 60 m hs 8.52 1989European Indoor Championships The Hague 13th (heat) 60 m hs 8.36 Universiade Duisburg 13th (heat) 100 m hs 13.42 1990European Indoor Championships Glasgow 13th (heat) 60 m hs 8.48 1992European Indoor Championships Genoa 18th (heat) 60 m hs 8.40 1993World Championships Stuttgart 100 m hs 13.54 1994European Indoor Championships Paris 5th 60 m hs 7.97 European Championships Helsinki 10th (SF) 100 m hs 13.05 (wind: -0.4 m/s) 8th relay 44.461995World Indoor Championships Barcelona 13th (SF) 60 m hs 8.16 She ran a better crono, 8.10 in heat.World Championships Gothenburg 23rd (heat) 100 m hs 13.32 1996European Indoor Championships Stockholm 18th (heat) 60 m 7.62 8th (SF) 60 m hs 8.22Olympic Games Atlanta 100 m hs DNF1997Mediterranean Games Bari3rd 100 m hs 13.30World Championships Athens 19th (heat) 100 m hs 13.10
National titles Tuzzi won 19 national championships at individual senior level. Italian Athletics Championships 100 m hs: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9) Italian Indoor Athletics Championships 60 m hs: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9) 60 m: 1996 (1)
See also Italian all-time top lists – 100 m hurdles Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics Italy at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics Italy at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics Italy at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics
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