Federico Tontodonati

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Federico Tontodonati
Tontodonati (left) in 2015
Personal information
National teamItaly (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
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubAeronautica 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
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Athletics Race Walking Team C'ships 0 1 1
European Race Walking Team C'hips 0 4 0
Total 0 5 1
World Athletics Race Walking Team C'ships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rome 50 km walk (team)
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Taicang 20 km walk (team)
European Race Walking Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Olhão 20 km walk (team)
Silver medal – second place 2015 Murcia 50 km walk (team)
Silver medal – second place 2011 Poděbrady 50 km walk (team)
Silver medal – second place 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]

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Federico Tontodonati - Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "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.

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