Giuseppe Dordoni
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Giuseppe Dordoni (June 28, 1926 – October 24, 1998) was an Italian
athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre race walk.
He competed for Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics
held in Helsinki
, Finland
, where he won the gold medal in the mens'50 kilometre walk event. In 1950 he became European champion.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre race walk.
He competed for Italy at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...
held in Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, where he won the gold medal in the mens'50 kilometre walk event. In 1950 he became European champion.