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Coppa Città Di Sesto San Giovanni
The Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni is an annual racewalking competition that takes place on 1 May in Sesto San Giovanni in Italy. It is an elite level event which features a men's and a women's race in the 20 kilometres race walk. Organised by Geas Atletica, it has been part of the IAAF World Race Walking Challenge – the highest seasonal level of the sport – since the series was inaugurated in 2003. The competition was first established in 1957 as a men's only road walking competition. After various distances ranging from 25 to 32 kilometres in its initial years, the race settled on a 30 km distance from 1960 onwards.Sesto San Giovanni - 30 Km. Multimedia Visini. Retrieved on 2013-05-02. A women's race was included from 1980 onwards. The women's races were initially over [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdon Pamich (right)
Abdon Pamich (born 3 October 1933) is a former Italy, Italian race walking, race walker. He competed in the race walking event at the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960 and a gold in 1964. Pamich was the List of flag bearers for Italy at the Olympics, Olympics flag bearer for Italy in 1972. Biography Pamich was born in Fiume (Rijeka, present-day Croatia) on 3 October 1933, at that time the city was under Italian jurisdiction. He left Rijeka for Italy, with his older brother, on 24 September 1947 and joined his father who had emigrated earlier. On 16 October 1960 he set a Men's 50 kilometres walk world record progression, world record over 50 km at 4:03:02 in Ponte San Pietro. Later he was inducted into the FIDAL Hall of Fame. Achievements European champion in 1961 and 1966 and gold at Mediterranean Games in 1958, 1963 and 1971. National titles Pamich won 40 Italian Athletics Championships, national championships: * 13 in the race w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Höhne
Christoph Höhne (born 12 February 1941 in Borsdorf, Saxony) is a racewalker who competed in the 50 km walk for East Germany in the 1960s and 1970s. Career Höhne won the gold medal in the 50 km walk at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and participated in the Olympics in 1964 and 1972. His Olympic victory made history as his margin of victory was over ten minutes. He participated in an episode of the cold war in sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. On the evening before the race, East German officials received an anonymous tip that he wanted to defect during the 50 km race. They did not believe the allegations, but Höhne went to the start line unnerved and finished in fourteenth place. Höhne won gold in the 50 km walk at the European Championships in 1969 and 1974, and a silver in 1971. He won the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in the 50 km walk in 1965, 1967 and 1970, and came in third in 1973. During his career Höhne competed for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Jansson (racewalker)
Ann Jansson (born 1 July 1958) is a Sweden, Swedish former racewalking athlete. Career She represented her country at the World Championships in Athletics, IAAF World Indoor Championships and six times at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She was a medallist at the European Athletics Championships in 1986. She was a pioneer in the early period of international women's walking and broke several List of European records in athletics, European records. Her 10 kilometres race walk time of 47:58.2 minutes in 1981 was the first ever ratified by the European Athletics Association and she improved this to 47:49.3 the following year, and twice more to 46:14.3 in 1985 and 46:13.2 in 1986. Her record was beaten that same year by Soviet walker Aleksandra Grigoryeva. Her 20 kilometres race walk time of 1:36:37 in 1985 was the best ever recorded by a European woman, though the woman's event was not an officially recognised one at that point. In world rankings, she was the world's number one 10& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Damilano
Maurizio Damilano (born 6 April 1957 in Scarnafigi, Italy) is an Italian former race walker. He won 15 individual medals (22 also with team events), at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. Biography He was the 1980 Olympic Champion and the 1987 and 1991 World Champion in the 20 km race walk. He has 60 caps in national team from 1977 to 1992. Damilano is also the world record holder of the 30 km race walk with the time of 2:01:44.1, achieved in Cuneo in 1992. He is the twin brother of the former race walker Giorgio Damilano and of the coach Sandro Damilano. In 1999, Maurizio Damilano and Giorgio Damilano founded Fit Walking. Achievements National titles Maurizio Damilano has won the individual national championship 21 times. *6 wins in the 10,000 m walk (1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985) *1 win in the 15 km walk (1987) *10 wins in the 20 km walk (1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992) *3 wins in the 50 km walk (1985, 1986, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Tyson
Carol Tyson (15 December 1957 – 12 June 2005) was a British racewalking athlete. She was a three-time competitor at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was twice a silver medallist. Born to Jack and Peggy Tyson, both medical doctors, she attended Keswick School as a boarding school, boarder and took up racewalking while there.Death of former Keswick School race walking champion ''Cumberland and Westmorland Herald'' (2005-06-18). Retrieved on 2016-04-16. Women's walking was in its early stages of development and, along with Marion Fawkes, Tyson was a leading athlete for Great Britain. She claimed national titles at the 5 km and 5000 m distances in her early twenties, including two titles at the UK Athletics Championships and four titles a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliana Salce
Giuliana Salce (born 16 June 1955 in Rome) is a retired female race walker from Italy. Her greatest achievement was the 1985 World Indoor gold medal. In her career she set three world records in the beginning of the women's racewalking. Biography She won three medal, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions. She has 17 caps in national team from 1979 to 1987. After her career in athletics, she tried to go cycling master, but after some time has been involved in an ugly story of doping, after the inevitable disqualification is taken the complaint to the person who was involved and the publication of a book, ''Dalla vita inn giù'', 2011. World record ;Outdoor *5 km walk: 21:51:85 ( L'Aquila, 1 October 1983) *5 km walk: 21:35:25 ( Verona, 19 June 1986) ;Indoor *3 km walk: 12:31:57 ( Florence, 6 February 1985) Achievements National titles Salce won 12 national championships at individual senior level. *Italian Athletics Championships **5000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Carpentieri
Domenico Carpentieri (born 23 February 1946) was an Italian male racewalker who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. See also * Italian team at the running events The Italian team at the running events represents Italy at senior level at the road running ( marathon, half marathon), racewalking, cross country running and track long-distance running (10,000 metres) events, such as World championships, World ... * Italy at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup References External links * 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italian male racewalkers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletics competitors of Fiamme Gialle 20th-century Italian people Italian Athletics Championships winners {{Italy-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Marín (racewalker)
José Marín Sospedra ( Catalan: Josep Marín i Sospedra; born 21 January 1950) is a retired Spanish racewalker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse .... Achievements External links *Josep Marín in the Catalonia's Championship 1950 births Living people Spanish male racewalkers Athletes from Catalonia Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Spain World record setters in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Spanish masters athletes Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandro Bellucci
Sandro Bellucci (born 21 February 1955) is a former Italy, Italian race walking, race walker. Biography He won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics championships and games, International athletics competitions. Heparticipated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988), he has 31 caps in Italy national athletics team, national team from 1974 to 1991. Achievements See also * Athletics in Italy#50 km walk, Italian all-time lists - 50 km walk References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellucci, Sandro 1955 births Living people People from Lanuvio Italian male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Italy Olympic bronze medalists for Italy World Athletics Championships athletes for Italy Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Visini
Vittorio Visini (born 25 May 1945) is a retired Italian race walker. He competed in the 20 km and 50 km events at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and finished in 6–8th place.Vittorio Visini sports-reference.com Biography From 1965 to 1982 Visini took part in 67 international competitions. He won 16 national titles: in the 20 km (1970), 50 km (1970–1975 and 1981), and 5 km indoor (1970–1976 and 1978). In retirement he worked as a racewalking coach.International competitions National titles Visini won 16 national championships at individual senior level. * |
Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller
Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller (20 January 1953 – 13 September 2018)Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller's obituary was an race walker. He was born in Berlin
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Franco Vecchio
Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country * Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places * El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain * Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay * Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses * Franco (band), Filipino band * Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * '' Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * '' Franco, ese hombre'', a 1964 docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
