Sandro Donati in 2009
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Nationality | Italian |
Born |
Monte Porzio Catone, Italy |
14 June 1947
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Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Running |
Sandro Donati (Monte Porzio Catone, 14 June 1947) is a former Italian athletics coach.
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.
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. Author of several books about doping, he was Head of Research and Experimentation of Italian National Olympic Committee from 1990 to 2006.