Abdon Pamich (; born 3 October 1933) is a former Italian race walker.
Early life Pamich was born in Fiume (present-day Rijeka, Croatia) on 3 October 1933, when the city was under Italian jurisdiction. Together with his older brother, he left Rijeka for Italy on 24 September 1947, joining his father who had emigrated earlier and settling in Genoa.
Career Pamich competed in the race walking event at the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964. Pamich was the Olympic flag bearer for Italy in 1972.
On 16 October 1960, Pamich set a world record over 50 km at 4:03:02 in Ponte San Pietro.
Pamich was European champion in 1962 and 1966 and gold at the Mediterranean Games in 1959, 1963 and 1971.
He was later inducted into the FIDAL Hall of Fame.Abdon Pamich. fidal.it
Achievements Olympic GamesYear Venue Position EventTime Notes 1956 Melbourne11th20 km1:36:034th50 km4:39:001960 Rome 3rd50 km4:27:551964 Tokyo1st50 km4:11:121968 Mexico City50 kmDSQ1972 Munich50 kmDSQ
National titles Pamich won 40 national championships: 13 in the 10 km walk (1956 and 12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969) 13 in the 20 km walk (12 times consecutively from 1958 to 1969 and 1971) 14 in the 50 km walk (consecutively from 1955 to 1969)
See also Walk of Fame of Italian sport List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games Italian Athletics Championships – Multi winners
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