Pino Dordoni

Giuseppe Dordoni (28 June 1926 – 24 October 1998) was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre race walk.

Pino Dordoni

Pino Dordoni (left), with Donata Govoni and Livio Berruti
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1926-06-28)28 June 1926 Piacenza, Italy
Died	24 October 1998(1998-10-24) (aged 72) Piacenza, Italy
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Race walk
Club	Diana PC
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	10km w.: 45:42.2 (1954) 20km w.: 1:32:38 (1960) 50km w.: 4:28:07 (1952)
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 50 km Walk European Championships 1950 Brussels 50 km walk Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria 10 km Walk 1955 Barcelona 10 km 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.

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
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)

See also

• Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
• FIDAL Hall of Fame
• Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners