Ugo Frigerio

Ugo Frigerio

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1901-09-16)September 16, 1901 Milan, Italy
Died	7 July 1968(1968-07-07) (aged 66) Garda, Italy
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Race walk
Club	US Milanese
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	10 km walk. 44:38.0 (1925) 50 km walk: 4:59:06 (1932)
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1920 Antwerp 3 kilometre walk Gold 1920 Antwerp 10 kilometre walk Gold 1924 Paris 10 kilometre walk Bronze 1932 Los Angeles 50 kilometre walk

Ugo Frigerio (September 16, 1901 in Milan – July 7, 1968 in Garda) was an Italian athlete

Biography

He won the gold medal in both the 3 km Walk and 10 km Walk at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In the 3 km Walk he had a time of 13:14.2, and in the 10 km Walk he finished with a time of 48:06.2. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, the shorter walk was not contested but Frigerio successfully defended his championship in the 10 kilometre walk.^[1][2][3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1920	Olympic Games	Antwerpen	1st	3 km walk	13:14,2
			1st	10 km walk	48:06.2
1924	Olympic Games	Paris	1st	10 km walk	47:49.0
1932	Olympic Games	Los Angeles	3nd	50 km walk	4:59:06

National championships

Ugo Frigerio has won 9 times the individual national championship.^[4]

• 2 wins on 3000 m walk (1921, 1922)
• 6 wins on 10000 m walk (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1931)
• 1 wins on One hour walk (1920)

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• FIDAL Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Ugo Frigerio at Sports Reference

Summer Olympics
Preceded by Nedo Nadi	Flag bearer for Italy 1924 Paris	Succeeded by Carlo Galimberti
Preceded by Carlo Galimberti	Flag bearer for Italy 1932 Los Angeles	Succeeded by Giulio Gaudini