Arturo Maffei

Arturo Maffei (9 November 1909, in Viareggio – 17 August 2006, in Torre del Lago) was an Italian long jumper and footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.

[1] Maffei finished second behind Hannes de Boer in the long jump event at the 1931 AAA Championships,[2][3][4] and placed first in that competition in 1938.

He won a silver medal in the 1938 Championships in Paris, with a mark of 7.61 meters, although an unofficial winning mark of 7.78 meters was supposedly not counted due to a judge's mistake.

[1] He tied for fourth in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, with a mark of 7.73 meters.

He broke his own national record again on 4 August 1936, with his Olympic mark of 7.73 meters.