Oprando Bottura
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Oprando Bottura was an Italian
track and field athlete
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Villa Poma
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In 1920 he finished 17th in the javelin throw competition
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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...
track and field athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
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He was born in Villa Poma
Villa Poma
Villa Poma is a comune in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 160 km southeast of Milan and about 30 km southeast of Mantua...
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In 1920 he finished 17th in the javelin throw competition
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920.Twenty-five javelin throwers from twelve nations competed.-Records:...
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