Federico Tontodonati

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Federico Tontodonati
Papamihail Tontodonati.JPG
Tontodonati (left) in 2015
Personal information
National team Italy (15 caps)
Born (1989-10-30) 30 October 1989 (age 34)
Turin, Italy [1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Racewalking
Club Aeronautica Militare [1]
Coached byAlessandro Garozzo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 20 km walk: 1:20:12 (2021) [2]
  • 50 km walk: 3:49:27 (2015) [2]
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
World Athletics Race Walking Team C'ships 011
European Race Walking Team C'hips 040
Total051
World Athletics Race Walking Team C'ships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rome 50 km walk (team)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Taicang 20 km walk (team)
European Race Walking Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Olhão 20 km walk (team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Murcia 50 km walk (team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Poděbrady 50 km walk (team)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Poděbrady 20 km walk (team)

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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Biography

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

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

Tontodonati won eight national championships at individual senior level. [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Federico Tontodonati - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Federico Tontodonati - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "Men's 20 kilometres walk heats results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. "IL PERSONAGGIO - Kiri Tontodonati, italiana per amore: "L'Italia era nel mio destino"" (in Italian). torinosportiva.it. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  6. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 18 May 2021.