Alessandro Pezzatini

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

Alessandro Pezzatini
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1957-08-25) 25 August 1957
Fiesole, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Racewalking
ClubASSI Giglio Rosso
G.S. Fiamme Gialle
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 20 km walk: 1:20.18 (1984)
Medal record
World Race Walking Cup
1981 Valencia20 km walk

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
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
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See also

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