 Tito Morale with the jersey of his club (Libertas Magrini) in a race inItaly in the 1960s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Tito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1938-11-04)4 November 1938 (age 87) Teolo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Libertas Magrini Bergamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Salvatore "Tito" Morale (born 4 November 1938) is an Italian athlete who mainly competed in the 400-metre hurdles.
He won five medals, at the senior level, and at theInternational athletics competitions.[1]
He competed for Italy in the 400-metre hurdles at the1964 Summer Olympics held inTokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal. In 1962, at theEuropean Championships, Morale won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles and equalled the world record ofGlenn Davis. He has 22 caps inthe national team from 1956 to 1964.[2]
On 14 September 1962, Morale set a European record in Belgrade after recording 49.2 sec over400 metres hurdles, tis stood until 13 October 1968.[3]
Morale won the BritishAAA Championships title in the 440 yards hurdles event at the1961 AAA Championships.[4][5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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| 1960 | Olympic Games |  Rome | SF | 400 metres hurdles | 51.3 | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games |  Tokyo | 3rd | 400 metres hurdles | 50.1 | |
| Heat | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:07.6 |
Salvatore Morale has won4 times consecutively the individualnational championship.[6]
