Pino Dordoni

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Pino Dordoni

Pino Dordoni (left)
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Dordoni
Nationality Italian
Born (1926-06-28)June 28, 1926
Piacenza, Italy
Died 24 October 1998(1998-10-24) (aged 72)
Piacenza, Italy
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Race walk
Club Diana PC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 10km w.: 45:42.2 (1954)
  • 20km w.: 1:32:38 (1960)
  • 50km w.: 4:28:07 (1952)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold 1952 Helsinki 50 km Walk
European Championships
Gold 1950 Brussels 50 km walk
Mediterranean Games
Gold 1951 Alexandria 10 km Walk
Gold 1955 Barcelona 10 km Walk

Giuseppe "Pino" Dordoni (June 28, 1926 – October 24, 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
1950 European Championships Belgium Brussels 1st 50 km walk 4:40:43 [1]
1952 Olympic Games Finland Helsinki 1st 50 km walk 4:28:07.8

National championships

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

References

  1. ↑ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 31 October 2012. 
  2. ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012". sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 9 February 2013. 

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