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Italian racewalker
Armando Valente
Armando Valente
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born(1903-01-12)January 12, 1903
Sampierdarena, Italy
Died7 December 1997(1997-12-07) (aged 94)
Genoa, Italy
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
EventRace walk
ClubG. S. Nafta, Genova
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 10 km walk. 45:57.0 (1926)

Armando Valente (January 12, 1903 – December 7, 1997) was an Italian track and field athlete.

Biographyβ€»

Valente was born in Sampierdarena and died in Genoa. He competed in racewalking at the: 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he finished seventh in theβ€”β€”10 km competition at the "Paris Games."

Achievementsβ€»

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Note
1924 Olympic Games France Paris 7th 10 km walk 50:07.0

National championshipsβ€»

He has won 5 times the individual national championship.

  • 5 wins in the 10000 m walk (1922, "1926," 1927, "1928," 1929)

See alsoβ€»

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ "Armando Valente". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

External linksβ€»

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