Giuseppe Dordoni

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1952 Helsinki 50 kilometre walk

Giuseppe ("Pino") Dordoni (June 28, 1926 – October 24, 1998) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk.

He competed for Italy in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the gold medal. In 1950 he became European champion.

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Olympic champions in men's 50 km walk
1932: Thomas Green • 1936: Harold Whitlock • 1948: John Ljunggren • 1952: Giuseppe Dordoni • 1956: Norman Read • 1960: Don Thompson • 1964: Abdon Pamich • 1968: Christoph Höhne • 1972: Bernd Kannenberg • 1976: not disputed • 1980: Hartwig Gauder • 1984: Raúl González • 1988: Vyacheslav Ivanenko
• 1992: Andrey Perlov • 1996+2000+2004: Robert Korzeniowski
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