Claudia Testoni and Ondina Valla

«Thinking Claudia is for me to think to the best things in my life.»

— Ondina Valla, 17 July 1998, on the occasion of the death of Claudia Testoni

Testoni–Valla rivalry was an individual sport rivalry engaged in for about eleven years (from 1929 to 1940) between two Italian women's athletes, Claudia Testoni and Ondina Valla, both born in Bologna.[1]

International medals

Ondina Valla (first from left) and Claudia Testoni (first from right) before the 1936 Olympic 80 m h final.
AthleteMedalCompetitionVenueEvent
Ondina VallaGold1936 Summer OlympicsGermany Berlin80 metres hurdles
Claudia TestoniGold1938 European ChampionshipsGermany Vienna80 metres hurdles

World records

Testoni has set three world records, Valla one.

AthleteEventTimeVenueDateNote
Claudia Testoni Standing high jump1.29 mItaly Bologna29 June 1932[2]
80 metres hurdles11.3Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen27 July 1939[2]
80 metres hurdles11.3Germany Dresden13 August 1939[2]
Ondina Valla 80 metres hurdles11.6Germany Berlin5 August 1936[2]

Valla-Testoni (60-34)

Direct clashes between the two athletes, between 1929 and 1940, were a total of 99, with 60 victories Valla, 34 of Testoni and 5 draws.[3] Testoni won 17 of the last 19 clash, but not the most important at 1936 Summer Olympics.

   Winner

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ondina e Claudia corsero col vento. E Bologna conquistò Olimpia" (in Italian). lastefani.it. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "RECORD STORICI - I primati Mondiali, Europei, Olimpici stabiliti dagli atleti italiani" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Grandi duelli del passato - Claudia Testoni vs Ondina Valla" (in Italian). asaibrunobonomelli.it. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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