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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
Born | Ferrara, Italy | 29 November 1960||||||||
Died | 6 August 2013 Velletri, Italy | (aged 52)||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||
Club | Pro Patria Milano | ||||||||
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Marco Bucci (29 November 1960 – 6 August 2013) was an Italian discus thrower.[1] He won one medal, at senior level, at the 1983 Summer Universiade.[2]
Bucci was born in Ferrara. He won the national championships three times. In 1980s, he had a rivalry with Marco Martino. In 1984, he was forced to forfeit prior to the qualification of the discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics because of a stretched pectoralis muscle strain.[3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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1983 | Summer Universiade | Edmonton | 3rd | Discus throw | 60.62 m | [4] |
1984 | Summer Olympics | Los Angeles | NQ | Discus throw | NM | [3] |