Sandro Donati

Sandro Donati

Sandro Donati in 2009
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1947-06-14) 14 June 1947
Monte Porzio Catone, Italy
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Running

Sandro Donati (Monte Porzio Catone, 14 June 1947) is a former Italian athletics coach.

Biography

He is mostly known for his battle against doping in athletics, soccer and cycling and for denouncing Italian scandals athletics occurred in the mid-1980s.[1]

He coached the Italy national athletics sprint team from 1977 to 1987, but was dismissed after denouncing the jump rigged by Giovanni Evangelisti at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics held in Rome.[2] Author of several books about doping, he was Head of Research and Experimentation of Italian National Olympic Committee from 1990 to 2006.[3]

Books

See also


References

  1. "Tough On Doping, Tough On The Causes Of Doping – Francesco Conconi and the Introduction of the H-test". podiumcafe.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  2. The Man Who Knows Too Much, Sport Monthly, March 2003, retr from chrisharrisonwriting.com on 2012 10 20
  3. "La scheda di Donati - Consulente dell'agenzia mondiale antidoping" (in Italian). casadellalegalita.info. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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