Federico Tontodonati (born 30 October 1989) is a male Italian racewalker who won six international medals at senior level at the race walk competitions.[2] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in 20 km walk.[3]
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| National team | Italy (15 caps) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1989 Turin, Italy[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aeronautica Militare[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alessandro Garozzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography edit
He competed in the 20 kilometres walk event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, finishing at the 27th position.[4] He won 9 national titles: 3 over 50 km (in 2011, 2012, 2015), 3 over 20 km (2012, 2016, 2021), two over 10 km (2015 and 2017) and one over 5000 m indoor (2021).
Tontodonati family edit
Tontodonati is a family of sportswomen and sportsmen. Federico is the brother of the kayaking coach Matteo Tontodonati (born 1991) and the nephew of the Italian ex-rower Letizia Tontodonati (born 1998), ex-brother-in-law of the Australian-born Italian rower Kiri Tontodonati (born 1994), ex-wife of Matteo, coach of the kayaker Marco Tontodonati (born 2005), and son of the rowing coach Mauro Tontodonati (born 1963).[5]
National titles edit
Tontodonati won eight national championships at individual senior level.[6]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 10,000 m walk tracks: 2017 (1)
- 10 km walk road: 2015 (1)
- 20 km walk road: 2012, 2016, 2021 (3)
- 50 km walk road: 2011, 2012, 2015 (3)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 5000 m walk tracks: 2021 (1)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Federico Tontodonati - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Federico Tontodonati - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Athletics TONTODONATI Federico". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "IL PERSONAGGIO - Kiri Tontodonati, italiana per amore: "L'Italia era nel mio destino"" (in Italian). torinosportiva.it. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
External links edit
- Federico Tontodonati at World Athletics
- Federico Tontodonati at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Federico Tontodonati at Olympics.com
- Federico Tontodonati at Olympedia
- Federico Tontodonati at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
