Alessandro Pezzatini Explained

Alessandro Pezzatini
Nationality:Italian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking
Club:ASSI Giglio Rosso
G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Birth Date:1957 8, df=y
Birth Place:Fiesole, Italy
Weight:65kg (143lb)
Pb:
  • 20 km walk: 1:20.18 (1984)
Country: Italy

Alessandro Pezzatini (born 25 August 1957 in Fiesole, Province of Florence) is a retired male race walker from Italy.

Biography

He set his personal best on the 20 km walk in 1984 with a time of 1:20.18 (the time is still the best performance Italian 7th all-time),[1] obtaining the qualification for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles where, however, he could not repeat that time and was ranked 28th with a time of 12.1 minutes over that.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1981World Race Walking Cup Valencia3rd20 km
1982European Championships Athens5th20 km
1983World Championships Helsinki24th20 km
1984Olympic Games Los Angeles28th20 km
1985World Race Walking Cup St John's15th20 km

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME. fidal.it. italian. 5 December 2012. 1 September 2013.