Abdon Pamich

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Abdon Pamich (born October 3, 1933 in Fiume, Italy , today Rijeka , Croatia) is a former Italian athlete and Olympic champion in 50 km walking . With a height of 1.84 m, his competition weight was 71 kg.

Life

Abdon Pamich is one of the most successful walkers with five medals at the Olympic Games and European Championships. His international career lasted from 1954 to 1971. His best performance from 1960 stands at 4:03:02 h and was a world record at the time.

Olympic games

20 km walking

  • 1956 : 11th place in 1: 36: 03.6 hours

50 km of walking

  • 1956 : 4th place in 4:39:00 h
  • 1960 : 3rd place in 4: 27: 55.4 hours
  • 1964 : 1st place in 4: 11: 12.4 hours
  • 1968 : abandoned
  • 1972 : disqualified

European championships

20 km walking

  • 1969 : 6th place in 1: 34: 15.0 hours

50 km of walking

  • 1954 : 7th place in 4: 49: 06.4 h
  • 1958 : 2nd place in 4: 18: 00.0 h
  • 1962 : 1st place in 4: 19: 46.6 hours
  • 1966 : 1st place in 4: 18: 42.0 hours
  • 1971 : 8th place in 4: 14: 36.2 hours

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