Abdon Pamich

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Abdon Pamich
Pamich competing in the 1960s
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1933-10-03) 3 October 1933
Fiume, Kingdom of Italy
(now Rijeka, Croatia)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Race walking
ClubAssociazione 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
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 50 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade 50 km walk
Gold medal – first place 1966 Budapest 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 1958 Stockholm 50 km walk
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Barcelona 50 km walk
Gold medal – first place 1963 Naples 50 km walk
Gold medal – first place 1971 Izmir 50 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 1961 Lugano 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Pescara 50 km walk
Pamich posing among some of his trophies. Genoa, May 1964.

Abdon Pamich (Italian pronunciation: [ˈabdom ˈpaːmitʃ]; 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, winning a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964.[1] Pamich was the Olympic flag bearer for Italy in 1972.

Early life

Abdon Pamich was born in Fiume (present-day Rijeka, Croatia) on 3 October 1933, when the city was under Italian jurisdiction.[2] Together with his older brother, he left Rijeka for Italy on 24 September 1947, joining his father who had emigrated earlier and settling in Genoa.[3]

Achievements

Olympic Games
Year Venue Position Event Time Notes
1956 Australia Melbourne 11th 20 km 1:36:03
4th 50 km 4:39:00
1960 Italy Rome 3rd 50 km 4:27:55
1964 Japan Tokyo 1st 50 km 4:11:12 OR
1968 Mexico Mexico City DNF 50 km DSQ
1972 West Germany Munich DNF 50 km DSQ

On 16 October 1960, Pamich 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]

He was European champion in 1962 and 1966 and gold at the Mediterranean Games in 1959, 1963 and 1971.[3]

National titles

Pamich won 40 national championships:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Cerchi Azzurri: Abdon Pamich, la scheda" (in Italian). olimpiadi.blogosfere.it. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Mulac s Brajde koji je pobjegao iz Rijeke 1947. Postao sportska legenda". 12 December 2017.
  4. ^ Abdon Pamich. fidal.it
  5. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
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