Abdon Pamich
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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 had 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Melbourne | 11th | 20 km | 1:36:03 | |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Melbourne | 4th | 50 km | 4:39:00 | |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Rome | 3rd | 50 km | 4:27:55 | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Tokyo | 1st | 50 km | 4:11:12 | Template:AthAbbr |
| 1968 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Mexico City | Template:AthAbbr | 50 km | DSQ | |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Template:Flagicon Munich | Template:AthAbbr | 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
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners
References
External links
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- ↑ Abdon Pamich. fidal.it
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- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- Living people
- Italian male race walkers
- Olympic male race walkers
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
- European Athletics Championships winners
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Italian people of Croatian descent
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen
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