Nereo Svara

Nereo Svara
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1935-09-20)20 September 1935
Trieste, Italy
Died9 September 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 88)
Trieste, Italy
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event
110 metres hurdles
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1959 Turin110m hurdles

Nereo Emilio Luigi Svara (20 September 1935 – 9 September 2024) was an Italian hurdler who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Svara died in Trieste on 23 September 2024, at the age of 89.

Svara won the British AAA Championships title in the 120 yards hurdles event at the 1961 AAA Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Italy Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Addio a Nereo Svara: sportivo, imprenditore, sempre attento ai giovani". City Sport News. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Results". Sunday Express. 16 July 1961. Retrieved 5 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.