Edera Cordiale

Edera Cordiale (married name Gentile; 30 January 1920 – 4 April 1993) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in discus throw events.

Biography

She competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the Discus where she won the Silver medal splitting the French athletes Micheline Ostermeyer and Jacqueline Mazéas. In 1950 in the European Championships she won the bronze medal.^[1]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance
1948	Olympic Games	London	2nd	Discus throw	41.17 m
1950	European Championships	Brussels	3rd	Discus throw	41.57 m
1952	Olympic Games	Helsinki	14th	Discus throw	38.22 m

She won the individual national championship on eight occasions.^[2]