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Donato Pavesi (August 19, 1888 – June 30, 1946) was an Italian
track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...
who competed in
racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...
in the
1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
and in the
1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...
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Biography

Born in Milan (Italy) on the 19 August 1888, he was an extraordinary walker, especially on long distances. He won six times the famous yearly 100 kilometres racewalk between 1908 and 1939, also establishing the world record in the 1922 edition, with a time of 9.51’39’’ . He won other classic racewalks, such as the London-Brighton (8h 26' 23'' in the 1921 edition and 8h 37' 27'' in the 1923 edition), the Manchester-Liverpool, the Manchester-Blackpool or the 20 Miles of London at Stamford Bridge - In 1920 he took part to the Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp and was disqualified in the 3 km racewalk final as well as in the 10 km final. Four years later he finished fourth in the 10 km competition at the Paris Games. In 1927 he established the world record of Men's 20 kilometres walk with a time of 1.37’42’’2. He died in 1946 during a veteran racewalk.


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Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports. Medalists Gold Silver * Ettore Caffaratti, Garibaldi Spighi, Giulio Cacciandra and Carlo Asinari &mdash ...
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Italy at the 1924 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 200 competitors, 196 men and 4 women, took part in 93 events in 18 sports. Medalists Athletics Thirty-six athletes represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavesi, Donato 1888 births 1946 deaths Italian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes from Milan