Salvatore Morale

Salvatore Morale
	Tito Morale with the jersey of his club (Libertas Magrini) in a race in Italy in the 1960s
Personal information
Nickname	Tito
Nationality	Italian
Born	4 November 1938 (age 86); Teolo, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres hurdles
Club	Libertas Magrini Bergamo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 47.6 (1962); 400 m hs: 49.2 (1962);
Medal record
Olympic Games
European Championships
Universiade

Salvatore "Tito" Morale (born 4 November 1938 in Teolo, Padua) is an Italian athlete who mainly competed in the 400-metre hurdles.

He won five medals, at the senior level, at the International athletics competitions.^[1]

Biography

He competed for Italy in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal. In 1962 in the European Championships Morale won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles and equalled the world record of Glenn Davis. He has 22 caps in the national team from 1956 to 1964.^[2]

400 metres hurdles: 49.2 (Belgrade, 14 September 1962), holder till 13 October 1968.^[3]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance
1960	Olympic Games	Rome	SF	400 metres hurdles	51.3
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo	3rd	400 metres hurdles	50.1
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Heat	4 x 400 metres relay	3:07.6

Salvatore Morale has won 4 times consecutively the individual national championship.^[4]

^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^ Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
^ "European Record Progression, men 400m hurdles". athletix.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.