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Dordoni Giuseppe

Personal information

Date of birth   28-06-1926 Birthplace   Piacenza (I) Nationality   Italy Date of death   24-10-1998

Giuseppe Dordoni: a former Italian sports legend who has been included into the << Walk of Fame of Italian sport >>
Olympic champion in the 50 km Race walk in Helsinki 1952
&
gold medalist in the 50 km Race walk at the European Championships in Brussels 1950 
&
2 x gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games in Alexandria 1951 & Barcelona 1955   

International honors

Olympic Games

Olympic gold medalist 50 km Race walk in Helsinki (FIN)

Podium Race walk 50 km Helsinki 1952
   
1. Giuseppe Dordoni (I)   4 h 28' 07"
2. Josef Doležal (CZ)        4 h 30' 17"    
3. Antal Róka (H)              4 h 31' 27"   

European Championships 

European champion in the 50 km Race walk in Brussels (B) 

Podium Race walk 50 km Brussels 1950 

1. Giuseppe Dordoni (I)    4 h 40' 43"    
2. John Ljunggren (S)         4 h 43' 25"  
3. Verner Ljunggren (S)      4 h 49' 28"                  

Mediterranean Games

2 x gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games in Alexandria (EG) & Barcelona (E)   

Podium Race walk 10 km Alexandria 1951 

1. Giuseppe Dordoni (I)           51' 39"         
2. Athanasios Aposporis (GR)   54' 28"  
3. Wahib Saleh (EG)                 64' 20"     

Podium Race walk 10 km Barceloma 1955 

1. Giuseppe Dordoni (I)   xx' xx"         
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Medal record

♦ Olympic Games                   1 x gold   
♦ European Championships   1 x gold 
♦ Mediterranean Games         2 x gold  

   total number of medals       4

Awards

♦ His induction into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport

  The  <<Walk of Fame of Italian sport >> is a road path in Rome laid out with plaques dedicated to former Italian sports legends.

♦ Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ► a prestigious honor awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the nation

Merits

♦ 26 x National Champion of Italy

11 x Italian champion in the 10 km Race walk track in 1946 – 1947 – 1948 – 1949 – 1950 – 1951 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954 – 1955 – 1957  

10 x Italian champion in the 20 km Race walk in 1947 – 1948 – 1949 – 1950 – 1952  – 1953 – 1954 – 1955 – 1956 – 1957  
  
  5 x Italian champion in the 50 km Race walk in 1949 – 1950 – 1952 – 1953 – 1954  
 
♦ Supervisor of the Italian national team of race walking after his active sports career

Best memories

My top three unforgettable memories in my career are in descending order:

♦ My victory in the 50 km Race walk at the Olympic Games in Helsinki (FIN) 1952, awarded with the prestigious title of << Olympic champion >>; 

♦ My gold medal in the 50 km Race walk at the European Championships in Brussels (B) 1950, crowned with the title of << European champion >>; 

♦ My induction into the Walk of Fame of Italian sport to celebrate former Italian champions who made the nation great and proud.

Personal bests

♦ 10 km Race walk road    xx' xx"  xx.xxx km/h     xxxx   xxxxxx (x)   
♦ 10 km Race walk track   45' 42"   xx.xxx km/h   1954   xxxxxx (x)   

♦ 20 km Race walk road     1 h 32' 38"   xx.xxx km/h   1960   xxxxxx (x)   
♦ 20 km Race walk track    1 h xx'  xx"   xx.xxx km/h   xxxx   xxxxxx (x)   

♦ 30 km Race walk road   2 h 29' 57"   xx.xxx km/h   1950   Castel Gandolfo (I)

♦ 50 km Race walk road   4 h 28' 07"   11.189 km/h   1952   Helsinki (FIN)

Palmares

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