Milena Greppi
Italian hurdler and sprinter
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Milena Greppi (8 July 1929 – 13 December 2016) was an Italian hurdler.[1]
Gloria Cooke, Franca Peggion, Milena Greppi, Maria Musso, Marlene Mathews at Royal Park, Melbourne in 1956 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1929 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 2016 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hurdles Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Bergamo | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Milena Greppi was born in Milan into an aristocratic family. Her father was Antonio Greppi (1901–1991), 8th Count of Bussero and Corneliano and her mother was Aurora Mattei.[2] She participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1952 and 1956), and had 23 caps in national team from 1951 to 1958.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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| 1954 | European Championships |  Bern |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.6 | [4] |
| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne |
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.7 |
National titles
Milena Greppi won five times the individual national championship.[5]
- 7 wins on 80 metres hurdles (1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)
