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Alessandro Pezzatini

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Alessandro Pezzatini
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1957-08-25) August 25, 1957 (age 67)
Fiesole, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 20 km walk: 1:20.18 (1984)
Medal record
World Race Walking Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Valencia 20 km walk

Alessandro Pezzatini (born August 25, 1957, in Fiesole, Province of Florence) is a retired male race walker from Italy.

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 minutes over that.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
1981 World Race Walking Cup Spain Valencia 3rd 20 km
1982 European Championships Greece Athens 5th 20 km
1983 World Championships Finland Helsinki 24th 20 km
1984 Olympic Games United States Los Angeles 28th 20 km
1985 World Race Walking Cup Isle of Man St John's 15th 20 km

See also

References

  1. ^ "LISTE ITALIANE ALL TIME" (PDF) (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.