 Pino Dordoni (left), withDonata Govoni andLivio Berruti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1926-06-28)28 June 1926 Piacenza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 October 1998(1998-10-24) (aged 72) Piacenza, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Race walk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Diana PC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
He competed for Italy at the1952 Summer Olympics held inHelsinki, Finland, where he won the gold medal in the men's 50 kilometre walk event. In 1950 he became European champion.
Dordoni finished second behindKen Matthews in the 2 miles walk event at the1961 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
| 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 |  |
Pino Dordoni has won26 times the individualnational championship.[5]
