Donata Govoni

Donata Govoni (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian sprinter and middle distance runner.

Donata Govoni
Donata Govoni in 1970
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1944-03-04) 4 March 1944
Pieve di Cento, Italy
ResidencePonte di Legno, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprint
800 metres
ClubFontana Bologna
Unipol Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 53.2 (1970)
  • 800 m: 2:03.9 (1971)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
1967 Tunis100 metres
1971 Izmir400 metres
1971 Izmir800 metres

Biography

Govoni began her career as a 100–200 m sprinter and then moved progressively to 400 metres and 800 metres. From 1961 to 1972 she took part in 49 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.[1][2]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City Heat 400 metres 54.7
1970 European Cup[3] Bucharest 3rd 400 metres 53.2 [4]
1972 Olympic Games Munich QF 400 metres 53.78

National titles

Donata Govoni has won 26 times the individual national championship from 1961 to 1975.[5] In Italy only two women did better: Agnese Maffeis (38) and Marisa Masullo (30).[1][6]

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100 metres7 •••••••
200 metres5 •••••
400 metres7 ••••••••
800 metres2 ••
400 metres indoor2 ••
800 metres indoor2 ••
Cross country running1 •

See also

References
  1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  2. Donata Govoni Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  3. Semifinal
  4. "EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  5. "CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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