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Eddy Ottoz

Eddy Ottoz
Eddy Ottoz 1968.jpg
Eddy Ottoz c. 1968
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1944-06-03) 3 June 1944 (age 72)
Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
Residence Aosta, Italy
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 110 metres hurdles
Coached by Sandro Calvesi
Retired 1969
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 110 m hs: 13.46 (1968)

Eddy Ottoz (born 3 June 1944) is an Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles.

Ottoz competed for Italy in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico where he won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles event.

Ottoz retired from competitions in 1969, aged 25. He became an athletics coach in 1986, and by 1992 trained hurdlers and sprinters of the Italy national athletics team. As a sports manager he was president of the Regional Committee of the CONI of the Valle d'Aosta. Since 2001 he has been a member of the national board of the same Olympic Committee and chair of the Regional Committee FIDAL of Valle d'Aosta.

Ottoz was in the top 25 world year list for six consecutive seasons.


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