) Frigerio winning the 10 km walk at the 1920 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 1901 Milan, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1968 (aged 66) Garda, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1&fras1;2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Race walk | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | US Milanese | ||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
| ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon}
.svg.png "Bronze medal – third place"){kind=icon}
Ugo Frigerio (16 September 1901 – 7 July 1968) was an Italian race walker. He competed in four events at the 1920, 1924 and 1932 Olympics ranging from 3 to 50 km and won three gold and one bronze medals.[1] He was the Olympic flag bearer for Italy in 1924 and 1932.
Biography
Nationally Frigerio won nine race walking titles: in the 3 km (1921, 1922), 10 km (1919–1922, 1924, 1931), and one-hour walk (1920).[2]
Before the 3 km Olympic race in 1920 in Antwerp Frigerio gave pages of sheet music that he wanted to hear to the band playing at the competition venue. During the race he would scold the conductor when the band was deviating from its tempo, and chat to the public, which eventually began to cheer him.[3][4]
Frigerio semi-retired after learning that race walking was excluded from the 1928 Summer Olympics. He resumed training in 1931 to prepare for the 1932 Games, where the only walking event was 50 km, five times longer than his favorite 10 km distance. He won a bronze medal and retired for good, becoming a sports administrator. In 1934, he wrote an autobiography titled Marciando nel nome dell’Italia (Walking in the Name of Italy).[4]
Olympic achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Olympic Games | .svg.png){kind=small} Antwerp | 1st | 3 km walk | 13:14,2 | ){kind=icon} |
| 1st | 10 km walk | 48:06.2 | ||||
| 1924 | Olympic Games |  Paris | 1st | 10 km walk | 47:49.0 | |
| 1932 | Olympic Games |  Los Angeles | 3rd | 50 km walk | 4:59:06 |
See also
- Legends of Italian sport - Walk of Fame
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- FIDAL Hall of Fame
References
- ^ Ugo Frigerio. sports-reference.com
- ^ ""CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANI SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1906 2012" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ Athletics at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games: Men's 3,000 metres Walk. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b UGO FRIGERIO, TRIPLE OLYMPIC WALKING GOLD MEDALLIST. vrwc.org.au
External links
- Ugo Frigerio at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
| Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nedo Nadi | Flag bearer for Italy 1924 Paris | Succeeded by Carlo Galimberti |
| Preceded by Carlo Galimberti | Flag bearer for Italy 1932 Los Angeles | Succeeded by Giulio Gaudini |