Giordano Abbondati
Giordano Abbondati (29 May 1948 – 21 April 2005) was an Italian figure skater and seven-time national champion in 1961–66 and 1968. He competed in several European and World Championships in the 1960s, in addition to the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympic Games, in both of which he placed 14th.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 29 May 1948 Milan, Italy |
| Died | 21 April 2005 (aged 56) London, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Figure skating |
Giordano retired from figure skating in 1968 to pursue a career in medicine but continued to be involved in figure skating as an international competition judge for many years. He married fellow judge Hely Rainesalo-Abbondati of Finland in 1974 and moved to Helsinki, Finland. He later moved to the UK with his wife and two children, where he practised as a consultant anaesthetist at Central Middlesex Hospital in London, becoming Head of Anaesthetics and later Clinical Director of the pioneering Ambulatory Care and Diagnostics Centre (ACAD) which opened in 1999. He suffered an untimely but natural death in 2005.
Results
| Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 14th | 14th | ||||||
| World Championships | 17th | 14th | 9th | 16th | ||||
| European Championships | 14th | 13th | 15th | 8th | 11th | 7th | 11th | |
| Italian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giordano Abbondati". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.