Donata Govoni

Donata Govoni

Donata Govoni in 1970
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1944-03-04) 4 March 1944
Pieve di Cento, Italy
Residence Ponte di Legno, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
800 metres
Club Fontana Bologna
Unipol Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 53.2 (1970)
  • 800 m: 2:03.9 (1971)

Donata Govoni (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian sprinter and middle distance runner.

Biography

Govoni began her career as a 100–200 m sprinter and then moved progressively to 400 metres and 800 metres. From 1961 to 1972 she took part in 49 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.[1][2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Note
1968 Olympic Games Mexico Mexico City Heat 400 metres 54.7
1970 European Cup[3] Romania Bucharest 3rd 400 metres 53.2 [4]
1972 Olympic Games West Germany Munich QF 400 metres 53.78

National championships

Donata Govoni has won 25 times the individual national championship from 1961 to 1975.[5] In Italy only two women did better: Agnese Maffeis (38) and Marisa Masullo (30).[1]

Event Wins 616263646566676869707172737475
100 metres 7
200 metres 5
400 metres 7
800 metres 2
400 metres indoor 2
800 metres indoor 2

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  2. Donata Govoni. sports-reference.com
  3. Semifinal
  4. "EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  5. ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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