Alberto Triulzi | |
Full Name: | Alberto Ubaldo Triulzi Orozco |
Birth Date: | 6 January 1928 |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Alberto Ubaldo Triulzi Orozco (6 January 1928 - 9 September 1968) was an Argentine track and field athlete who specialised in hurdling and sprinting events. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in the 110 m hurdles, where he finished fourth.| Wife Carmen Mora de Triulzi| Children Alberto Victonico Triulzi Mora, Carmen Elena Triulzi Mora, Bettina Triulzi Mora
Born in Buenos Aires,[1] he was a three-time continental champion at the South American Championships in Athletics, winning a 200 metres/110 metres hurdles double in 1947 before taking a gold and bronze at the 1949 event.[2] He broke the world junior record for the 110 m hurdles in his early career.[3]
He was ranked eighth in a 1999 ConfederaciĆ³n Argentina de Atletismo poll for the male Argentine athlete of the century.[4] [5]