Giuseppe Tosi

Despite being one of the outstanding discus talents of the 1940s and early 1950s, Giuseppe Tosi was eternally in the shadow of his compatriot Adolfo Consolini. Four times Tosi won major championship silver medals, each one coming when Consolini won gold.

Tosi had remarkable longevity and was in the top 25 of the world rankings every year from 1941 to 1954. His best seasons were 1948 when he broke the Italian and European records twice, 54.78 in Perugia in July and then 54.80 in Milano in August, and 1951 when he won three international meetings, beating Consolini and the American champion Richard Doyle. In addition to his Olympic medal, Tosi won silver at the 1946, 1950 and 1954 European Championships and was Italian champion five times between 1943 and 1951.

Prior to World War II he was a member of the Carabinieri’s elite mounted group, the Corazzieri. Later he worked as a bit actor, notably in such American produced epics as “Ben Hur” and “Quo Vadis“.

Personal Best: DT – 54.80 (1948).