Asfò Bussotti
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Asfò•Bussotti |
| Used name | Asfò•Bussotti |
| Born | 2 December 1925 in Firenze, Firenze (ITA) |
| Died | 24 December 1987 in Firenze, Firenze (ITA) |
| Affiliations | Giglio Rosso, Firenze (ITA) |
| NOC |  Italy |
Biography
Firenze’s Asfò Bussotti was an Italian distance runner. Internationally, he collected only one appearance with the Italian national team – in the 1952 Olympic Games marathon at Helsinki. At 15 km. he was around 20th and he was 14th at 25 km., but then suffered cramps and finished 46th.
In Italy Bussotti won two Italian half-marathon championships (1950, 1952) and one marathon title (in his first experience over that distance), on 4 November 1951 in Palermo, beating the Olympians Artidoro Berti and Michele Fanelli, and also recorded his personal best.
Personal Best: Mar – 2-48:55 (1951).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ITA |
Asfò Bussotti | |||
| Marathon, Men (Olympic) | 46 |