Antonio De Gaetano (18 May 1934 – 21 August 2007) was an Italian male
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 ...
who competed at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
. He had a son,
Giuseppe
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name is Giuse ...
, who was also a racewalker.
See also
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Italy at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Italy national athletics team, Italy has competed at every edition of the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships (IAAF World Race Walking Cup until 2016, than IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships until 2018) form 1961 IAAF World Rac ...
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1934 births
2007 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Italian male racewalkers
Olympic athletes for Italy
Sportspeople from Ancona
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