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Pino Dordoni

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Pino Dordoni
Pino Dordoni (left), with Donata Govoni and Livio Berruti
Personal information
Full nameGiuseppe Dordoni
NationalityItalian
Born(1926-06-28)28 June 1926
Piacenza, Kingdom of Italy
Died24 October 1998(1998-10-24) (aged 72)
Piacenza, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventRace walk
ClubDiana PC
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 10km w.: 45:42.2 (1954)
  • 20km w.: 1:32:38 (1960)
  • 50km w.: 4:28:07 (1952)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki 50 km Walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1950 Brussels 50 km walk
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alexandria 10 km Walk
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona 10 km Walk

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

Biography

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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

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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 titles

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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