Abdon Pamich (born October
3, 1933 in Fiume
) is a former
Italian
race walker, who won
two Olympic medals, and was the nation's flagbearer at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
He also
set a world best time over 50 km with 4:03:02 on October 16,
1960 in Ponte San
Pietro
. The best time was lowered to 4:01:39 the
next year by
Grigoriy Klimov.
Achievements
| Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Result |
Event |
| 1955 |
Mediterranean
Games |
Barcelona, Spain |
1st |
50 km |
| 1958 |
European
Championships |
Stockholm , Sweden |
2nd |
50 km |
| 1960 |
Olympic
Games |
Rome , Italy |
3rd |
50 km |
| 1961 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Lugano , Switzerland |
1st |
50 km |
| 1962 |
European
Championships |
Belgrade , Yugoslavia |
1st |
50 km |
| 1963 |
Mediterranean
Games |
Napoli , Italy |
1st |
50 km |
| 1964 |
Olympic
Games |
Tokyo , Japan |
1st |
50 km |
| 1965 |
World Race Walking Cup |
Pescara , Italy |
3rd |
50 km |
| 1966 |
European
Championships |
Budapest , Hungary |
1st |
50 km |
| 1971 |
Mediterranean
Games |
Izmir , Turkey |
1st |
50 km |
References