Pino Dordoni
Italian racewalker (1926–1998)
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Giuseppe Dordoni (28 June 1926 – 24 October 1998) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre race walk.
NationalityItalian
Born28 June 1926
Piacenza, Italy
Died24 October 1998 (aged 72)
Piacenza, Italy
SportAthletics
Pino Dordoni (left), with Donata Govoni and Livio Berruti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1926 Piacenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 1998 (aged 72) Piacenza, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Race walk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Diana PC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.
Dordoni finished second behind Ken Matthews in the 2 miles walk event at the 1961 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
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| 1950 | European Championships |  Brussels |
1st | 50 km walk | 4:40:43 | [4] |
| 1952 | Olympic Games |  Helsinki |
1st | 50 km walk | 4:28:07.8 |  |
National titles
Pino Dordoni has won 26 times the individual national championship.[5]
- 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)
