Abdon Pamich
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Abdon Pamich in 1964
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | October 3, 1933 Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) |
| Residence | Genoa, Italy |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Race walking |
| Club | Amatori Esso Club Genova Esso Roma |
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| Personal best(s) | 20 km – 1:28:06 (1964) 50 km – 4:03:02 (1960)[1] |
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Abdon Pamich (born 3 October 1933) is a former Italian race walker. He competed in the 50 km 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.
Biography
Pamich was born in Fiume (Rijeka, present-day Croatia) in 1933, at that time the city was under Italian jurisdiction.[2] 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.[3]
National championships
Pamich won 40 national championships:[4]
- 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
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- Italian Athletics Championships - Multi winners
References
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| Preceded by | Flag bearer for Italy 1972 Munich |
Succeeded by Klaus Dibiasi |
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| Preceded by | Men's 50 km Walk World Record Holder 16 October 1960 – 17 August 1961 |
Succeeded by Grigoriy Klimov |
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- 1933 births
- Italian racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Italy
- Living people
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- People from Rijeka
- Italian people of Croatian descent
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- European Athletics Championships medalists
