Abdon Pamich
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 3 October 1933 Fiume,Italy (nowRijeka,Croatia) |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race walking |
| Club | Associazione Amatori Atletica Esso Club Genova Esso Roma |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest(s) | 20 km – 1:28:06 (1964) 50 km – 4:03:02 (1960)[1] |
Abdon Pamich(born 3 October 1933) is a formerItalianrace walker.He competed in therace walkingevent at the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964.[1]Pamich was theOlympics flag bearerfor Italy in 1972.
Biography
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Pamich was born in Fiume (Rijeka,present-dayCroatia) on 3 October 1933, at that time the city was under Italian jurisdiction.[2]He left Rijeka for Italy, with his older brother, on 24 September 1947 and joined his father who had emigrated earlier.[3]
On 16 October 1960 he set aworld record over 50 kmat 4:03:02 inPonte San Pietro.Later he was inducted into theFIDAL Hall of Fame.[4]
Achievements
[edit]| Olympic Games | ||||||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne
|
11th | 20 km | 1:36:03 | |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne
|
4th | 50 km | 4:39:00 | |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome
|
3rd | 50 km | 4:27:55 | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games |  Tokyo
|
1st | 50 km | 4:11:12 | OR |
| 1968 | Olympic Games |  Mexico City
|
DNF | 50 km | DSQ | |
| 1972 | Olympic Games |  Munich
|
DNF | 50 km | DSQ | |
European champion in 1961 and 1966 and gold at Mediterranean Games in 1958, 1963 and 1971.[3]
National titles
[edit]Pamich won 40national championships:[5]
- 13 in the10 km walk(1956 and 12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969)
- 13 in the20 km walk(12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969 and 1971)
- 14 in the50 km walk(consecutively from 1955 to 1969)
See also
[edit]- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners
References
[edit]- ^abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Abdon Pamich".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.
- ^"Cerchi Azzurri: Abdon Pamich, la scheda"(in Italian). olimpiadi.blogosfere.it.Retrieved12 May2012.
- ^ab"Mulac s Brajde koji je pobjegao iz Rijeke 1947. Postao sportska legenda".
- ^Abdon Pamich.fidal.it
- ^""CAMPIONATI" ASSOLUTI "ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012"(PDF).sportolimpico.it. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 24 December 2012.Retrieved9 February2013.
External links
[edit]- Abdon Pamichat theItalian Athletics Federation(in Italian)
- Abdon PamichatOlympics.com
- Abdon PamichatOlympedia
- Abdon Pamichat theComitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano(in Italian)
- 1933 births
- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- Living people
- Italian male racewalkers
- Olympic male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
- European Athletics Championships winners
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Italian people of Croatian descent