Abdon Pamich
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.
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) | 3 October 1933
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
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 |
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 |
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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
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Abdon Pamich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "Cerchi Azzurri: Abdon Pamich, la scheda" (in Italian). olimpiadi.blogosfere.it. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Mulac s Brajde koji je pobjegao iz Rijeke 1947. Postao sportska legenda".
- 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 the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Abdon Pamich at Olympics.com
- Abdon Pamich at Olympedia
- Abdon Pamich at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)