Pino Dordoni
Italian racewalker (1926–1998)
Pino Dordoni (left), with Donata Govoni and Livio Berruti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Giuseppe Dordoni | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1926-06-28)28 June 1926 Piacenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 October 1998(1998-10-24) (aged 72) Piacenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Race walk | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Diana PC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Giuseppe "Pino" Dordoni (28 June 1926 – 24 October 1998) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre race walk.
Biography
He competed for Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the gold medal in the men's 50 kilometre walk event. In 1950 he became European champion.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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1950 | European Championships | Brussels | 1st | 50 km walk | 4:40:43 | [1] |
1952 | Olympic Games | Helsinki | 1st | 50 km walk | 4:28:07.8 |
National titles
Pino Dordoni has won 26 times the individual national championship.[2]
- 11 wins on 10000 metres walk (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957)
- 10 wins on 20 km walk (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)
- 5 wins on 50 km walk (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)
See also
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
- Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
References
External links
- Pino Dordoni at World Athletics
- Pino Dordoni at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Pino Dordoni at Olympics.com
- Pino Dordoni at Olympedia
- Pino Dordoni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)