Donata Govoni married Sandrini (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian

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er and

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, who compted at two Olympic Games.

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Govoni began her career as a 100 and 200 metres sprinter and then moved progressively to

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and

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. From 1961 to 1972 she took part in 49 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.Donata Govoni
. sports-reference.com Govoni won 26 individual Italian national championships from 1961 to 1975. In Italy only two women have won more:

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(38) and

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(30). Govoni finished second behind

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in the 220 yards event at the British

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Govoni, Donata 1944 births Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Bologna Italian female sprinters Italian female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Italy Living people Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Italian Athletics Championships winners Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Italian sportswomen 21st-century Italian women

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