Alessandro Pezzatini
Alessandro Pezzatini (born 25 August 1957 in Fiesole, Province of Florence) is a retired male race walker from Italy.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1957 Fiesole, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event(s) | Racewalking | ||||||||
| Club | ASSI Giglio Rosso G.S. Fiamme Gialle | ||||||||
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Biography
He set his personal best on the 20 km walk in 1984 with a time of 1:20.18 (the time is still the best performance Italian 7th all-time),[1] obtaining the qualification for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles where, however, he could not repeat that time and was ranked 28th with a time of 12.1 minutes over that.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 1981 | World Race Walking Cup |  Valencia |
3rd | 20 km | ||
| 1982 | European Championships |  Athens |
5th | 20 km | ||
| 1983 | World Championships |  Helsinki |
24th | 20 km | ||
| 1984 | Olympic Games |  Los Angeles |
28th | 20 km | ||
| 1985 | World Race Walking Cup |  St John's |
15th | 20 km |
See also
References
- "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
External links
- Alessandro Pezzatini at World Athletics
- Alessandro Pezzatini at Olympics.com
- Alessandro Pezzatini at Olympedia
- Alessandro Pezzatini at the CONI honoured athlete website (in Italian)
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