Giuseppe "Pino" Dordoni (28 June 1926 – 24 October 1998) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre race 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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 titles
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
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
- Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
References
- ^ "PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
External links
- Pino Dordoni at World Athletics
- Pino Dordoni at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Pino Dordoni at Olympics.com
- Pino Dordoni at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Pino Dordoni at Olympedia
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