Antonio Siddi
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Antonio Siddi (16 June 1923 – 21 January 1983) was an Italian
Italy
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 athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He also competed in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

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He was born in Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...

 and competed for Italy at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
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 held in London
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, Great Britain
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, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Michele Tito
Michele Tito
Michele Tito was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He was born in Trieste and competed for an Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Enrico Perucconi, Antonio Siddi and...

, Enrico Perucconi
Enrico Perucconi
Enrico Perucconi was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Michele Tito, Antonio Siddi and Carlo Monti.-References:...

 and Carlo Monti
Carlo Monti
Carlo Monti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was born in Milan, Italy.He competed for an Italy in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, Great Britain in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Michele Tito, Enrico Perucconi and...

in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay event.
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