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


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), obtaining the qualification for the
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in
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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

* Italian all-time lists - 20 km walk


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pezzatini, Alessandro 1957 births Living people People from Fiesole Italian male racewalkers Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence 20th-century Italian people