Alessandro Pezzatini (born 25 August 1957 in
Fiesole
Fiesole () is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 5 km (3 miles) northeast of that city. It has structures dating to Etruscan and Roman times.
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,
Province of Florence
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) is a retired male
race walker
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from
Italy
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.
Biography
He set his personal best on the
20 km walk
The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight un ...
in 1984 with a time of 1:20.18 (the time is still the best performance Italian 7th all-time),
obtaining the qualification for the
Olympic Games
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in
Los Angeles
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where, however, he could not repeat that time and was ranked 28th with a time of 12.1 minutes over that.
Achievements
See also
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Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
People from Fiesole
Italian male race walkers
Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Italy
World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence
Athletes from Tuscany
20th-century Italian sportsmen