Osvalda Giardi (19 December 1932 – 1 July 2019)[2] was an Italian high jumper and pentathlete.

She won 10 titles at the Italian national championship,[3] and was ranked at number 25 on the IAAF world leading list in 1957, with 1.63 m established in Bologna on 14 September.

[4] Osvalda Giardi had a twelve year long career, appearing 23 times for the Italian national team from 1954 to 1966.

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