Donata Govoni

Donata Govoni

Donata Govoni in 1970
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1944-03-04) 4 March 1944 (age 80) Pieve di Cento, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint 800 metres
Club	Fontana Bologna Unipol Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 53.2 (1970) 800 m: 2:03.9 (1971)
Medal record Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis 100 metres 1971 Izmir 400 metres 1971 Izmir 800 metres

Donata Govoni married Sandrini (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian sprinter and middle distance runner, who compted at two Olympic Games.

Biography

Govoni began her career as a 100 and 200 metres 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]}

Govoni won 26 individual Italian national championships from 1961 to 1975. ^[3] In Italy only two women have won more: Agnese Maffeis (38) and Marisa Masullo (30). ^{[1] [4]}

Govoni finished second behind Dorothy Hyman in the 220 yards event at the British 1963 WAAA Championships. ^{[5] [6]}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City	Heat	400 metres	54.7
1970	European Cup [7]	Bucharest	3rd	400 metres	53.2	[8]
1972	Olympic Games	Munich	QF	400 metres	53.78

National titles

Event	Wins	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75
100 metres	7	•	•	•		•	•	•		•
200 metres	5	•		•		•	•	•
400 metres	7						•	•	•	•		•		•	•	•
800 metres	2										•		•
400 metres indoor	2										•			•
800 metres indoor	2											•	•
Cross country running	1											•

See also

• Italian Athletics Championships – Women multi winners

References

1. Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
2. Donata Govoni Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
3. "CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
4. "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
5. "Dorothy's Dinner Double" . Sunday Mirror. 7 July 1963. Retrieved 27 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
7. Semifinal
8. "EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

External links

• Donata Govoni at World Athletics
• Donata Govoni at Olympics.com
• Donata Govoni at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Donata Govoni at Olympedia