Pino Dordoni Explained

Pino Dordoni
Fullname:	Giuseppe Dordoni
Nationality:	Italian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Race walk
Club:	Diana PC
Birth Date:	1926 6, df=y
Birth Place:	Piacenza, Italy
Death Place:	Piacenza, Italy
Pb:	10km w.: 45:42.2 (1954) 20km w.: 1:32:38 (1960) 50km w.: 4:28:07 (1952)
Country:	Italy

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		bgcolor=gold	1st	50 km walk	4:40:43	^[1]
1952	Olympic Games		bgcolor=gold	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: PODIO INTERNAZIONALE DAL 1908 AL 2008 - UOMINI. sportolimpico.it. 31 October 2012.
2. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012 . sportolimpico.it . 9 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121224064654/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_UOMINI.pdf . December 24, 2012 .