Donata Govoni

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Donata Govoni
Donata Govoni 1970.jpg
Donata Govoni in 1970
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1944-03-04) 4 March 1944 (age 79)
Pieve di Cento, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Sprint
800 metres
ClubFontana Bologna
Unipol Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 400 m: 53.2 (1970)
  • 800 m: 2:03.9 (1971)
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1967 Tunis 100 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Izmir 400 metres
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Izmir 800 metres

Donata Govoni married Sandrini (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian sprinter and middle distance runner.

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Biography

Govoni began her career as a 100–200 m sprinter and then moved progressively to 400 metres and 800 metres. From 1961 to 1972 she took part in 49 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. [1] [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformanceNote
1968 Olympic Games Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City Heat 400 metres 54.7
1970 European Cup [3] Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest 3rd400 metres53.2 Sport records icon NR.svg [4]
1972 Olympic Games Flag of Germany.svg Munich QF 400 metres 53.78

National titles

Donata Govoni has won 26 times the individual national championship from 1961 to 1975. [5] In Italy only two women did better: Agnese Maffeis (38) and Marisa Masullo (30). [1] [6]

EventWins616263646566676869707172737475
100 metres 7
200 metres 5
400 metres 7
800 metres 2
400 metres indoor2
800 metres indoor2
Cross country running 1

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References

  1. 1 2 Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
  2. Donata Govoni Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  3. Semifinal
  4. "EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  5. "CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.