Abdon Pamich
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born |
Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) | October 3, 1933
Residence | Genoa, Italy |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
Sport | |
Country |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Race walking |
Club |
Associazione Amatori Atletica Esso Club Genova Esso Roma |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
20 km – 1:28:06 (1964) 50 km – 4:03:02 (1960)[1] |
Medal record
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Abdon Pamich (born 3 October 1933) is a former Italian race walker. He competed in the race walking event at the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964.[1] Pamich was the Olympics flag bearer for Italy in 1972.
Biography
Pamich was born in Fiume (Rijeka, present-day Croatia) on 3 October 1933, at that time the city was under Italian jurisdiction.[2] He left Rijeka for Italy, with his older brother, on 24 September 1947 and joined his father who emigrated earlier.[3]
On 16 October 1960 he set a world record over 50 km at 4:03:02 in Ponte San Pietro. Later he was inducted into the FIDAL Hall of Fame.[4]
Achievements
Olympic Games | ||||||
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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1956 | Olympic Games | 11th | 20 km | 1:36:03 | ||
1956 | Olympic Games | 4th | 50 km | 4:39:00 | ||
1960 | Olympic Games | 3rd | 50 km | 4:27:55 | ||
1964 | Olympic Games | 1st | 50 km | 4:11:12 | OR | |
1968 | Olympic Games | DNF | 50 km | DSQ | ||
1972 | Olympic Games | DNF | 50 km | DSQ |
European champion in 1961 and 1966 and gold at Mediterranean Games in 1958, 1963 and 1971.[3]
National titles
Pamich won 40 national championships:[5]
- 13 in the 10 km walk (1956 and 12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969)
- 13 in the 20 km walk (12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969 and 1971)
- 14 in the 50 km walk (consecutively from 1955 to 1969)
See also
References
- 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Abdon Pamich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ "Cerchi Azzurri: Abdon Pamich, la scheda" (in Italian). olimpiadi.blogosfere.it. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- 1 2 http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Ostali-sportovi/Mulac-s-Brajde-koji-je-pobjegao-iz-Rijeke-1947.-postao-sportska-legenda?meta_refresh=true
- ↑ Abdon Pamich. fidal.it
- ↑ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
External links
- Abdon Pamich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- Abdon Pamich at the International Olympic Committee
Summer Olympics | ||
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Preceded by Raimondo D'Inzeo |
1972 Munich |
Succeeded by Klaus Dibiasi |
Records | ||
Preceded by |
Men's 50 km Walk World Record Holder 16 October 1960 – 17 August 1961 |
Succeeded by |