Giuseppe Tosi

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox sportsperson Giuseppe "Beppe" Tosi (25 May 1916 – 10 July 1981) was an Italian discus thrower. He won silver medal at the 1946, 1950 and 1954 European championships and 1948 Olympics, every time beaten by the teammate Adolfo Consolini. At the 1952 Olympics Tosi placed eighth and Consolini second.

Biography

Tosi won five national titles, in 1943, 1946–1948 and 1951, and set two European records, both in 1948.

Tosi won the British AAA Championships title in the discus throw event at the 1951 AAA Championships.

Near the end of his athletic career, similar to Consolini, he went into acting and played minute roles in several major films, including Totò al giro d'Italia (1948), Quo Vadis (1951), The Return of Don Camillo (1953), Ben-Hur (1959) and The Lovemakers (1961).

Achievements

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Giuseppe Tosi and Adolfo Consolini

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Notes
1948	Olympic Games	Template:Flagicon London	2nd	Discus throw	51.78 m
1952	Olympic Games	Template:Flagicon Helsinki	8th	Discus throw	49.03 m

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	Quo Vadis	Wrestler	Uncredited
1959	Ben-Hur	Chariot driver	Uncredited
1961	The Lovemakers	Old Casamonti	Uncredited, (final film role)

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