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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | (1933-10-03) 3 October 1933 (age 91) Fiume, Italy (now Rijeka, Croatia) |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 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) |
| Medal record | |
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. Pamich was the Olympics flag bearer for Italy in 1972.
Biography
Pamich was born in Fiume (Rijeka, present-day Croatia) on 3 October 1933, at that time the city was under Italian jurisdiction. He left Rijeka for Italy, with his older brother, on 24 September 1947 and joined his father who had emigrated earlier.
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.
Achievements
| Olympic Games | ||||||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Olympic Games |  Melbourne
|
11th | 20 km | 1:36:03 | |
| 1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne
|
4th | 50 km | 4:39:00 | |
| 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome
|
3rd | 50 km | 4:27:55 | |
| 1964 | Olympic Games |  Tokyo
|
1st | 50 km | 4:11:12 | OR |
| 1968 | Olympic Games |  Mexico City
|
DNF | 50 km | DSQ | |
| 1972 | Olympic Games |  Munich
|
DNF | 50 km | DSQ | |
European champion in 1961 and 1966 and gold at Mediterranean Games in 1958, 1963 and 1971.
National titles
Pamich won 40 national championships:
- 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
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games
- Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners
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". 12 December 2017.
- 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)
- 1933 births
- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- Living people
- Italian male racewalkers
- Olympic male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
- Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 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
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships winners
- European Athletics Championships winners
- Italian Athletics Championships winners
- Japan Championships in Athletics winners
- Italian people of Croatian descent
- 20th-century Italian sportsmen