# Carla Tuzzi

Carla Tuzzi (born 2 June 1967 in Frascati) is an Italian former hurdler, who best result at international individual senior level was the 5th place in the final of the 1994 European Indoor Championships with the new national record.

## Career

She won 19 national championships and held national record in 100 metres hurdles for 18 years (from 1994 to 2012). Tuzzi competed at three edition of World Championships (1993, 1995, 1997), one of the Olympic Games (1996) and one of the European Championshipos (1994).
She also won two medals at the Mediterranean Games ten years apart (1987 at 20 and 1997 at 30).

## Statistics
### National records

* 60 m hs: 7.97 Paris (from 13 March 1994 to 1 March 2013)
* 100 m hs: 12.97 Valencia (from 12 June 1994 to 13 May 2012)

### Progression
#### 100 metres hurdles

| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
| 1997 | 13.05 | Valencia | 31 May 1997 |
| 1996 | 13.12 | Rome | 5 June 1996 |
| 1995 | 13.32 | Gothenburg | 5 August 1995 |
| 1994 | 12.97 | Valencia | 12 June 1994 |
| 1993 | 13.54 | Stuttgart | 19 August 1993 |
| 1990 | 13.97 | Bologna | 18 July 1990 |
| 1989 | 13.40 | Strasbourg | 5 August 1989 |
| 1983 | 14.17 | Schwechat | 26 August 1983 |

#### 60 metres hurdles indoor

| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
| 1996/97 | 8.13 | Genoa | 11 February 1997 |
| 1995/96 | 8.04 | Gent | 7 February 1996 |
| 1994/95 | 8.10 | Barcelona | 11 March 1995 |
| 1993/94 | 7.97 | Paris | 13 March 1994 |
| 1991/92 | 8.40 | Genoa | 1 March 1992 |
| 1989/90 | 8.48 | Glasgow | 4 March 1990 |
| 1988/89 | 8.26 | Genoa | 4 February 1989 |
| 1987/88 | 8.52 | Budapest | 5 March 1988 |

### Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time | Notes |
| 1987 | Universiade | Zagreb | 18th (heat) | 100 m hs | 14.06 | |
| 1987 | Mediterranean Games | Latakia | 2nd | 100 m hs | 13.57 | |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest | 15th (heat) | 60 m hs | 8.52 | |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague | 13th (heat) | 60 m hs | 8.36 | |
| 1989 | Universiade | Duisburg | 13th (heat) | 100 m hs | 13.42 | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow | 13th (heat) | 60 m hs | 8.48 | |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa | 18th (heat) | 60 m hs | 8.40 | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart | Heat | 100 m hs | 13.54 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris | 5th | 60 m hs | 7.97 | NR |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki | 10th (SF) | 100 m hs | 13.05 | (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki | 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.46 | |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona | 13th (SF) | 60 m hs | 8.16 | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg | 23rd (heat) | 100 m hs | 13.32 | |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm | 18th (heat) | 60 m | 7.62 | |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm | 8th (SF) | 60 m hs | 8.22 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta | Heat | 100 m hs | DNF | |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari | 3rd | 100 m hs | 13.30 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens | 19th (heat) | 100 m hs | 13.10 | |

### National titles

Tuzzi won 19 national championships at individual senior level.
* Italian Athletics Championships
** 100 m hs: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9)
* Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
** 60 m hs: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (9)
** 60 m: 1996 (1)