Pino Dordoni

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

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, Italy
Died24 October 1998(1998-10-24) (aged 72)
Piacenza, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walk
ClubDiana 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
1952 Helsinki50 km Walk
European Championships
1950 Brussels50 km walk
Mediterranean Games
1951 Alexandria10 km Walk
1955 Barcelona10 km 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1950 European Championships Brussels 1st 50 km walk 4:40:43 [1]
1952 Olympic Games 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" (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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