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Donata Govoni
	Donata Govoni in 1970
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	4 March 1944 (age 80); Pieve di Cento, Italy
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint; 800 metres
Club	Fontana Bologna; Unipol Bologna
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 53.2 (1970); 800 m: 2:03.9 (1971);
Medal record
Mediterranean Games

Donata Govoni married Sandrini (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian sprinter and middle distance runner.

Biography

Govoni began her career as a 100–200 m sprinter and then moved progressively to 400 metres and 800 metres. From 1961 to 1972 she took part in 49 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.^[1]^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Performance	Note
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City	Heat	400 metres	54.7
1970	European Cup^[3]	Bucharest	3rd	400 metres	53.2	^[4]
1972	Olympic Games	Munich	QF	400 metres	53.78

National titles

Donata Govoni has won 26 times the individual national championship from 1961 to 1975.^[5] In Italy only two women did better: Agnese Maffeis (38) and Marisa Masullo (30).^[1]^[6]

Event	Wins	61	62	63	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75
100 metres	7	•	•	•	•	•	•		•
200 metres	5	•		•	•	•	•
400 metres	7					•	•	•	•		•		•	•	•
800 metres	2									•		•
400 metres indoor	2									•			•
800 metres indoor	2										•	•
Cross country running	1										•

References

^ ^a ^b Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. FIDAL. 2009.
^ Donata Govoni Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
^ Semifinal
^ "EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINALS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ "CAMPIONESSE ITALIANE – 1923-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^ "ITALIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.