Abdon Pamich
Italian race walker (born 1933)
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Abdon Pamich (Italian pronunciation: [ˈabdom ˈpaːmitʃ]; born 3 October 1933) is a former Italian race walker.
Pamich competing in the 1960s | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 3 October 1933 |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Race walking |
| Club | Associazione Amatori Atletica Esso Club Genova Esso Roma |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 20 km – 1:28:06 (1964) 50 km – 4:03:02 (1960)[1] |
Medal record | |
Early life
Pamich was born in Fiume (present-day Rijeka, Croatia) on 3 October 1933, when the city was under Italian jurisdiction.[2] Together with his older brother, he left Rijeka for Italy on 24 September 1947, joining his father who had emigrated earlier and settling in Genoa.[3]
Career
Pamich competed in the race walking event at the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964.[1] Pamich was the Olympic flag bearer for Italy in 1972.
On 16 October 1960, Pamich set a world record over 50 km at 4:03:02 in Ponte San Pietro.
Pamich was European champion in 1962 and 1966 and gold at the Mediterranean Games in 1959, 1963 and 1971.[3]
He was later inducted into the FIDAL Hall of Fame.[4]
Achievements
National titles
Pamich won 40 national championships:[5]
- 13 in the 10 km walk (1956 and 12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969)
- 13 in the 20 km walk (12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969 and 1971)
- 14 in the 50 km walk (consecutively from 1955 to 1969)
