Sergio Ottolina

Sergio Ottolina
Ottolina in 1964
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1942-11-23)23 November 1942
Lentate sul Seveso, Italy
Died28 April 2023(2023-04-28) (aged 80)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
EventSprint
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byPeppino Russo
Retired1972
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10"3 (1962)
  • 200 m: 20"4 (1964)
  • 400 m: 46"2 (1965)
Medal record
European Championships
1962 Belgrade200 m
European Indoor Championships
1966 DortmundMedley relay
Mediterranean Games
1963 Naples4×100 m relay
1967 Tunis4×400 m relay
1963 Naples200 m

Sergio Ottolina (23 November 1942 – 28 April 2023) was an Italian sprinter. He won a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 1962 European Athletics Championships and a silver medal in the sprint medley relay at the 1966 European Indoor Games.

On 24 June 1964, he set a European record in the 200 m at 20.4 seconds that stood for three years. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in five individual and team sprint events in total, with the best achievements of seventh place in the 4 × 100 m relay (1964 and 1968) and in the 4 × 400 m relay (1968). Ottolina retired from competitions shortly before the 1972 Games due to a motorcycle accident.

Ottolina died on 28 April 2023, at the age of 80.